Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukri discussed Cairo’s contacts with BRICS and SCO
CAIRO, 24 July – RIA Novosti. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said on Sunday that Cairo had discussed its contacts with the BRICS with its Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Li Kexin, Head of the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said there were several countries “knocking” on the BRICS’ doors: Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina. Purnima Anand, head of the BRICS forum, later said Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia could join the group “very soon”. According to the Izvestiya newspaper, the head of the BRICS forum stated that he is confident that the entry of Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia should be quick because these countries are “already in the process”. He added that the turnout would not happen all of a sudden.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia welcomes Egypt’s interest in obtaining dialogue partner status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as well as the country’s participation in the BRICS+ work.
“We welcome the interest of our Egyptian friends in obtaining a dialogue partner status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a full decision is expected in September at the next SCO summit, and we welcome Egypt’s participation in the BRICS+ format, BRICS+. Lavrov, Sunday At a press conference in Cairo, he said that a summit was held last June under the chairmanship of China.
He stressed that today the Russian and Egyptian authorities exchanged views on how Egypt can contribute to the work of these associations.
Source: Ria
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