Ryabkov: several countries are interested in joining the work of BRICS

“The interest in joining the work of the BRICS at different stages was indicated by a number of countries.

We look positively at the possible prospect of expanding the BRICS and supported the idea of ​​the Chinese presidency to intensify the relevant discussions this year,” Ryabkov told TASS.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Iran and Argentina had applied to join the BRICS.

As Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov noted, the circle of BRICS like-minded countries will increase over time.