In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a screen displays the video conference chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs seen in Beijing on Thursday, May 19, 2022. South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Brazilian Foreign Minister Carlos Franca, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attended the meeting
CHINA’S permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun has welcomed the potential expansion of the so-called BRICS group of emerging economies.
He expressed warm greetings on Friday to Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal the United Arab Emirates and Thailand who met Chinese officials to discuss joining the bloc.
“A timely meeting. Solidarity and co-operation of emerging markets and developing countries is of great significance to address today’s global challenges,” he said.
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