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Syria Applies to Join BRICS as Dialogue Member, Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari Says

Oct 5, 2024, 11:30 AM

On October 5, Syria submitted an official request to join the BRICS group, according to Syrian Ambassador to Russia Bashar al-Jaafari. Speaking in Zheleznovodsk, Stavropol Region, al-Jaafari stated that Syria is very interested in becoming part of BRICS and has sent written applications to both Russia and China to support its bid to join as a dialogue member, a status similar to that of an observer in the United Nations. The ambassador shared this information with the Russian news agency TASS. This move demonstrates Syria's aspiration to join the bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.