Kenya’s President William Ruto has expressed his country’s interest in joining the BRICS cooperation mechanism and deepening its partnership with China in green energy and industrial development. Ruto emphasised that multilateral cooperation would open new export markets for Kenyan goods and foster technological sharing for mutual growth. The Kenyan leader said this in an interview…
Russia on Wednesday proposed to create the Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism, saying it would help strengthen cooperation between states and the private sector at the BRICS working group meeting. Nikita Kondratiev, Director of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development made the announcement on the ministry’s website. “The accession…
Russia says it will support Belarus if Minsk makes a decision to pursue full membership in BRICS, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large and sous-sherpa to BRICS Pavel Knyazev told RIA Novosti. Belarus said that it received the partnership status in BRICS in 2024. Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov has told RIA Novosti that Minsk would like…
The Nigerian government is seeking South Africa’s backing to attain full membership of the G20, BRICS and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Nigeria is also seeking South Africa’s support to assume leadership roles in thematic discussions of interest under South Africa’s G20 presidency. These requests were made by Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of…
China’s President Xi Jinping has held a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, during which the two leaders agreed to upgrade their countries’ relations. Chinese state media said the two leaders on Wednesday signed several bilateral cooperation documents focused on areas including the economy, trade and tourism after the talks in Beijing. Xi said…
