2023-06-22 11:24:09
Russia would not like to see at the next summit BRICS a leader whose country is hostile to his policies. At least that is what should be taken from a statement made by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergueï Riabkovquoted by the agency RIA this Thursday. These words from the Russian leader come following the announcement that was recently made by the head of French diplomacy during a visit she made during the week to South Africa.
According Catherine Colonna, the boss of the Élysée would like to be present at this meeting if he was invited. It formally indicates thatEmmanuel Macron “plans to be present if an invitation is sent to him”. South Africa did not wait long to respond to this complaint from France. Through the patron saint of her diplomacy, the rainbow nation indicates that inviting the French president is up to the BRICS but much more to the country organizing the meeting.
« CIt is the host who determines who should be invited”said the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Naledi Pandor. Remember that the BRICS bring together countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The next meeting will be held in August in Johannesburg. This meeting takes place in a rather tense international context where the President Vladimir Putin is under an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
For the time being, South Africa refuses to condemn its Russian ally who should be arrested in the event of travel to a member country of the ICC. However, the BRICS group continues to expand. The Algerian president took advantage of his recent visit to Moscow to express his desire to join the group. “We agree that the international situation is very difficult. We thus wish to accelerate our accession to the BRICS group, given its great advantages for our economy”said the Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Burkina Faso has also recently signed a partnership with the BRICS. Note that all these countries are now considered very close to Russia.
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