Thailand has announced its intention to join BRICS, with Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa presenting a letter of intent to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the BRICS summit in Nizhny Novgorod. This move comes as BRICS, an association of five major emerging economies, continues to expand its membership. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that BRICS is open to new members and highlighted the growing interest from other countries. The BRICS Games, which symbolize intercultural dialogue, have also commenced in Moscow and Kazan, featuring around 4,000 athletes competing in various events, including 'phygital' sports. Putin emphasized that BRICS will eventually become one of the world’s core regulatory institutions. Thailand hopes its membership will be announced in October.
Nations who have submitted applications to join BRICS: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Palestine, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Thailand, Turkey,…
Putin believes that BRICS will eventually become one of the key regulatory institutions, and Russia sees a growing interest in this association https://t.co/zGMEkJY1ZG
BRICS promotes dialogue based on trust, sovereign equality of its participants and mutual respect - Putin "Within the framework of Russia's chairmanship, we will do everything to ensure that the new BRICS participants join our work in an organic way," the Russian president said. https://t.co/XayGoIiebB https://t.co/aZJ8rClSLW
BRICS serves as one of the cornerstones of the multilateral world order — Putin https://t.co/0ByToCQmZk
❗️Russia sees other countries' growing interest in BRICS — Putin "Russia will facilitate the smooth integration of new participants into BRICS," the Russian president said. According to Putin, BRICS will eventually become one of world’s core regulatory institutions https://t.co/viYCkQRnog https://t.co/CSayWG3B1j
Thousands of athletes will be vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the sixth BRICS #Sports Games, an international competition that kicked off on Wednesday amid Russia's exclusion from some sports events. #BRICS https://t.co/5iUbI4SazZ
ICYMI: BRICS Games Ceremony Kicks Off With Display Of Russian Culture Held in Moscow and Kazan, the games will host some 4k athletes who will compete in a dazzling array of events from wrestling to "phygital" sports. https://t.co/GgDktxuGGl
🇹🇭 Thailand says it plans to become a full member of BRICS. https://t.co/vvNGaTMARW
The Foreign Minister of Thailand in Nizhny Novgorod presented Lavrov with a letter of the country’s intention to become a full member of BRICS
🇷🇺🇹🇭‼️🚨 Thailand to join BRICS! The head of the Thai Foreign Ministry at the BRICS summit in Nizhny Novgorod presented Sergei Lavrov with a letter of the country’s intention to become a full member of the association. https://t.co/7qsZYJoky7
Thailand wants to join BRICS - Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa He hopes Thailand's membership will be announced in October. "I believe that the sooner potential new BRICS partners are included, the stronger the BRICS voice will be on the world stage." https://t.co/ISguSH8wLD
Putin Says BRICS Open to New Members https://t.co/vHBlc75ZMB
❗️BRICS Games Are Go: 🇷🇺President Putin Opens Event In Moscow And Kazan https://t.co/SFZ9xnOS7V
The BRICS games will be a symbol of intercultural dialogue – Putin https://t.co/spYhlQke7y
#ChinaDailyEditorial The #BRICS countries have always stood together, and the expanded membership of the group shows that it stands as a testament to the solidarity of the #GlobalSouth. https://t.co/NwT6mbwjN4