Zimbabwe sees group as new force in international relations, says senior politician
The Zimbabwean government would like to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc, the chairman of the ruling ZANU-PF party said on Wednesday.
“We have made it clear that we would like to become a member of BRICS,” Christopher Mutsvangwa told Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
The official added that his country wanted to develop alternatives to the Western-dominated SWIFT payment network. According to him, the BRICS could contribute to this.
Mutsvangwa described the BRICS as a new force in international relations and said he hoped its growth and expansion would continue.
The five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – represent more than 40% of the world’s population and almost a quarter of the world’s GDP.
Earlier this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that “more than a dozen” nations have expressed interest in joining the BRICS alliance.
These include Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
For more stories on economics and finance, visit RT’s business space
You can share this story on social media:
