MIAMI, United States. – At the XVI BRICS Summit, held in Kazan, Russia, Cuba was announced as one of the 13 new countries that will join the group as associate members, according to reported official media of the largest of the Antilles.
In this way, the Island joins the alliance of emerging economies along with Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putinassured that Russia did “everything possible” for the new members to organically join the BRICS family and stressed that the group is committed to building a “more democratic and multipolar world order.”
In his speech, Putin emphasized that the BRICS “are not a closed format” and that they are open to those countries that share their values.
At the beginning of October transcended that the Cuban regime had officially requested its accession to the BRICS group. The request was made through a letter addressed to Putinwho holds the temporary presidency of the group in 2024.
Through a message on the social network .
According to a report From the state agency Prensa Latina, the Russian ambassador to Cuba, Víctor Koronelli, also confirmed the request and stressed that representatives of the Cuban Government had already participated in several BRICS events throughout the year.
The BRICS group, which in 2010 added South Africa to the founding countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), has grown in 2024 under the name BRICS+, with the incorporation of Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran . The presidency of the group falls to Russia since January 1 of this year.
The Russian regime has expressed that its intention is to “strengthen multilateralism for equitable global development and security.” In total, the Russian Federation will organize more than 200 political, economic and social events related to the BRICS.
