Publication date: January 1, 2025 11:45
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak at the Outreach/BRICS Plus format plenary session of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, October 24, 2024 (Reuters photo)
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Thailand became a BRICS partner country from Wednesday.
The government was informed of this news by Russia, which holds this year’s economic bloc chairmanship.
The Brics, a bloc of major emerging economies, has nine members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
Recently, we accepted 13 “partners”. The list includes four countries in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The other nine countries are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
“Thailand’s partnership with Brics builds on its long-standing cooperation with the group, which began in 2017 when Thailand joined the Brics Plus mechanism. “It provides an important opportunity to strengthen economic ties with the country and the developing BRICS member states,” the MFA statement said.
The main areas of cooperation include trade, investment and tourism. Additionally, this partnership will foster people-to-people connections between Thailand and other Brics member countries and partners.
Thailand is also prepared to serve as a bridge between BRICS and other regional groupings such as ASEAN, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asian Cooperation Dialogue, and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (MFA). It was announced that there is. Said.
“Brazil’s BRICS chairmanship in 2025 will provide Thailand with the opportunity to participate as a partner country in several conferences that can support cooperation under the BRICS framework,” the ministry said. .
Previously, Foreign Minister Maris Sanjampongsa said Thailand looked forward to becoming a full member of BRICS in the future.
