BRICS head Anand admitted that even more countries would like to join the organization

She expressed this opinion on the air of the Solovyov Live TV channel.

“Judging by the way the situation is developing now, it seems to me that new countries will join and there will be even more states that will apply for membership,” TASS quoted her as saying.

She recalled that candidates for membership must meet the requirements in cultural and economic terms.

“We will see how this summit goes in South Africa and how South Africa will consider these applications, how many there will be, which countries will be selected and how priorities will be set,” Anand said.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitry Feoktistov said that the Argentine authorities are counting on a quick process of joining the country to the BRICS.