Moscow notes Pyongyang’s attention to BRICS activities — senior diplomat – World

MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. Russia recognizes North Korea’s attention to BRICS activities, Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS sherpa Sergei Ryabkov said after the association’s summit in Kazan.

“As for (North Korea’s) application to BRICS, I can say that we are in a quite dynamic process. We notice the attention that our friends in Pyongyang pay to the activities of this association,” Ryabkov said.

He also highlighted North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui’s participation in the first BRICS Women’s Forum, which was held as part of the 4th Eurasian Women’s Forum in St. Petersburg. “We start from the fact that our colleagues in Pyongyang are considering BRICS and studying this phenomenon on the international stage,” concluded the deputy foreign minister.

The 16th BRICS Summit, which has become a key event of Russia’s presidency in the association, was held in Kazan on October 22-24. On the second day of the event, its participants adopted the Kazan Declaration, focusing on the group’s development, global issues and the need to resolve regional crises, including in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The BRICS group was established in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining in 2011. On 1 January 2024, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia joined the association. The Kazan summit was the first time they participated as full members.