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Russia denies BRICS military union claims, stresses global cooperation

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 12 Oct 2024 23:49
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that BRICS is not and has no plans to become a military union, despite claims to the contrary.

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the meeting with BRICS and BRICS Plus High-Level Security Officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday that BRICS has never been, nor is it planning to become, a military union, despite any allegations to the contrary.

In September, an article published in The Times claimed that the expansion of BRICS "should worry NATO." 

"BRICS is not, has never been and is not going to become a military union. BRICS is not even an international organization or an integration structure, but a multinational union of equal members," the ministry said, commenting on the article.

The ministry added that BRICS is a comprehensive strategic partnership based on three key pillars: politics and security, economics and finance, and cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

"Relations between the BRICS partners are based on equality, mutual respect, openness, pragmatism, solidarity and, which is the most important of all, not opposing anyone," the statement read. 

The ministry noted that one of BRICS' primary objectives is to establish a fair and multilateral global economic system, highlighting the bloc's consistent support for the peaceful resolution of international disputes based on international law and respect for state sovereignty.

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