Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin has announced that Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have become partners in the BRICS group.

The BRICS summit in Kazan ‘demonstrated the desire of the global majority to create a fair world order with a focus on reforming international institutions and promoting equal economic relations,’ Pankin said at a joint meeting of foreign and trade ministers of APEC member states.

The summit resulted in a number of important agreements on trade, investment, artificial intelligence, energy, climate and logistics,’ he said.

The BRICS summit, held in Kazan from 22 to 24 October, was attended by the group’s leaders. Since the beginning of 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have joined BRICS.