Saudi Arabia seeks membership in BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization

According to the report of Fars News Agency’s International Economy reporter, quoted by Ryanovsi, Moscow’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sergei Kozlov, said that Riyadh is seeking membership in the BRICS group and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The BRICS group includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which currently has 40% of the world’s population and accounts for 25% of the world’s gross domestic product.

The Shanghai Cooperation Council is also a regional security organization that includes Asian powers such as China and India.

Kozlov said that as part of the change in Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy, the country is seeking membership in international unions such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

According to this Russian official, negotiations about the possibility of Saudi Arabia becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are actively underway, and the idea of ​​the country’s membership in BRICS is also under consideration.

This Russian official added: In general, the desire of our Saudi partners to join multipolar international institutions, especially the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, has a good perspective.

Some time ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that several countries have applied to join the BRICS group. Algeria, Argentina and Iran have applied for membership in the BRICS group, and Bangladesh, UAE, Egypt and Uruguay have also joined the new development bank of the BRICS group.

China supports Argentina’s membership in BRICS and Bahrain, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Venezuela and Zimbabwe have also expressed their desire to join the BRICS group.

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