Cuba to Ratify Its Aspiration to Join the BRICS
BRICS acronym on the Cuban flag, X/ @OsvaldoMtnez90
October 22, 2024 Hour: 11:03 am
BRICS contributes to the creation of a multilateral international order based on democracy and fairness, FM Rodriguez said.
On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will participate in the BRICS summit, which begins in the Russian city of Kazan.
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Previously, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel emphasized that his country aspires to join the BRICS as a partner of this economic cooperation group, which was originally formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
He was scheduled to attend the Kazan summit but decided to stay in Cuba due to the emergency situation caused by problems with the national electricity system and the passage of Hurricane Oscar through the northeastern part of Cuban territory.
In early October, Cuba formally requested to join the BRICS in a letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country currently holds the group’s rotating presidency.
The Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry explained that joining the group as a partner is a “necessary step” toward achieving “full membership” later on.
During his visit to Russia in June, Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez also expressed his country’s interest in joining BRICS, a group that expanded for the first time this year with the inclusion of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.
“For me, it was a memorable opportunity to highlight the priority Cuba gives to this group’s contribution to international balance and the creation of a new, multilateral international order based on sovereign equality, democracy, and fairness,” Rodriguez said at the time.
Cuba and Russia have strengthened their bilateral relationship in recent years, seeking to restore the close cooperation they maintained until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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