NAIROBI, March 18. /TASS/. Cameroon is watching with interest the cooperation within BRICS, Russian Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea Georgy Todua said in an interview with TASS.

"BRICS is becoming an increasingly more prestigious international organization. Cameroon closely follows the transformations that are taking place in the world, changes in the international architecture and economic models of development. In this regard, the BRICS issue takes its place in Yaounde's foreign policy planning, given the close and diverse ties the republic has with China, India, South Africa, Egypt, Brazil and, of course, Russia," he said.

BRICS has gone through two waves of expansion since its founding in 2006. In 2011, South Africa joined the original members Brazil, Russia, India and China. In August 2023, six more countries - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE - were invited to join, but Argentina in late December declined to join.