{"id":79117,"date":"2023-08-24T14:56:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=79117"},"modified":"2023-08-24T15:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:21:49","slug":"kazakhstan-expresses-interest-in-joining-brics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/kazakhstan-expresses-interest-in-joining-brics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan expresses interest in joining BRICS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astana, Aug 24 (EFE) &#8211; <strong>Kazakhstan<\/strong>, Central Asia&#8217;s largest nation, indicated on Thursday its interest in joining the <strong>BRICS<\/strong> Group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) after the bloc agreed to admit six other members starting in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Kazakhstan would like to contribute to the development potential of the BRICS as a <strong>participating<\/strong> state,&#8221; said Kazakh President <strong>Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<\/strong> during a video conference at the bloc&#8217;s summit in <strong>South Africa<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Tokayev, Thursday\u2019s summit could notably strengthen the role of BRICS and assist in addressing <strong>global challenges<\/strong> through open <strong>dialogue<\/strong> and mutual <strong>understanding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh leader, whose country currently holds the rotating <strong>presidency<\/strong> of the <strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)<\/strong>, urged both groups to &#8220;join efforts&#8221; on key issues, especially in seeking a formula for peace, stability, and security in the world, based on the <strong>UN Charter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTo this end, at the SCO summit this year, I put forward the initiative <strong>\u2018On World Unity for a Just Peace and Accord,\u2019<\/strong> which is aimed at achieving progress in the field of global <strong>security<\/strong> and <strong>stability<\/strong>, as well as establishing a more rational political and economic international <strong>order<\/strong>,\u201d Tokayev said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growing role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been <strong>universally<\/strong> recognized. The organization brings together countries with rapidly <strong>developing<\/strong> economies, possessing huge human resources, natural resources and technological potential,\u201d he noted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The emerging economies group announced its <strong>approval<\/strong> Thursday for the <strong>addition<\/strong> of Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran to the BRICS bloc.<\/p>\n<p>Around <strong>40 countries<\/strong> had expressed a desire to join the group, according to the South African government, which holds this year&#8217;s rotating presidency of the bloc and had received &#8220;<strong>formal<\/strong> expressions of interest&#8221; from 23 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, Russia, India, and China established the <strong>BRIC<\/strong> group in 2006, which South Africa joined in 2010, adding the &#8220;S&#8221; to the <strong>acronym<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The bloc represents over 42% of the global <strong>population<\/strong> and 30% of the world&#8217;s land area, as well as 23% of global <strong>GDP<\/strong> and 18% of worldwide trade. 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