KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 – Russia welcomes Malaysia’s interest in BRICS and will help promote this interest, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.
“Malaysia has expressed interest in strengthening contacts with BRICS. We actively support this interest and, as the chair, will help promote this interest,” the minister said during a press conference following his visit to Malaysia, according to Sputnik news.
Earlier, Lavrov had called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya where they discussed about Malaysia’s desire to join the BRICS organisation.
Bernama reported Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia has sent an application to Russia to join the BRICS intergovernmental organisation.
Russia is the chairman of the organisation that also groups Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sputnik reported Lavrov presented the Malaysian leader with books, including works by Alexander Pushkin and other Russian writers as well as works by Malaysian poets translated into Russian when he met Anwar.
