Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Pakir Amza says President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed interest in joining the intergovernmental organization, BRICS, in a letter to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“Sri Lanka expressed its interest in joining the BRICS family in a letter to President Vladimir Putin from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. We have also approached other BRICS countries with a request to join as a partner country and are awaiting their positive response,” Ambassador Pakir Amza told Russian media, RIA Novosti.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake sent a letter to Putin in October, the Ambassador specified.
In the same month, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath had also announced that Sri Lanka had decided to apply for membership in BRICS and the New Development Bank. According to him, Colombo views this organization as an effective partnership for achieving aspirations of mutually beneficial cooperation, peace, and development through strengthening comprehensive multilateralism within the framework of the UN Charter.
It was also reported in December last year that the Sri Lankan president approached Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting support for the country’s application to join BRICS.
BRICS currently comprises ten countries with a combined population of 3.6 billion people. These nations account for over 40% of the world’s oil production and about a quarter of global goods exports. (Islandnews/ RIA Novosti)
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