[Regnum] The expansion of BRICS speaks of the determination of the world community to throw off the neocolonial yoke of the West. This was stated on September 3 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
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This is how she commented on the words of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about the “potential danger” of the fact that the number of BRICS member states has doubled.
“The doubling of the number of BRICS member countries indicates the determination of the world community to throw off the yoke of neocolonial oppression, develop in accordance with its national interests, preserve the traditions of civilization and not allow the destructive influence of Western liberal dictatorship,” Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.
The diplomat added that London should first and foremost beware of the technological degradation in Britain caused by liberal decadence.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov reported that Russia has invited 36 foreign leaders to the BRICS summit, which will take place from October 22 to 24 in Kazan. He specified that 18 of them have already confirmed their participation.
Since January 1 of this year, Russia has been chairing BRICS. Since 2010, the association included Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa. Since the beginning of this year, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia have joined the association.
On July 28, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the country had formally declared its desire to join BRICS in a letter to Russia. Azerbaijan applied to join in August.
At the end of July, the executive director of the National Committee for BRICS Research, Georgy Toloraya, noted that about 30 states intend to join the interstate association.