Russia says it will take part in upcoming BRICS summit in Brazil

ISTANBUL

The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia will be taking part in a summit of the BRICS bloc set to be held in Brazil next month.

“Russia is a founding member of BRICS. And, of course, it participates in all processes, in all formats,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency Tass.

Peskov did not specify whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be attending the summit in person, or whether Moscow would be represented by another official.

Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7 will host the 17th summit of BRICS – a bloc long made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, hence its name.

Since last year, the bloc has expanded further with the addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia as full members.