Vietnam is ready to join BRICS member countries and the international community to strengthen cooperation and mobilise resources to promote priority issues for developing countries today, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, while harnessing scientific and technological advances for development, as well as people-to-people exchanges, toward achieving sustainable development goals and addressing common global challenges, said spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

Vietnam is also prepared to coordinate and link BRICS cooperation programmes with related multilateral mechanisms, thereby contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and globally, said the spokesperson at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on June 19.

Previously, on June 14, in response to questions about Brazil’s announcement that Vietnam officially became a BRICS Partner Country, the spokesperson emphasised that Vietnam has been and will continue to make practical contributions at multilateral mechanisms, organisations, and forums.

Alongside active participation in multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, ASEAN, APEC, the expanded G7, the expanded G20, and the OECD, she said, Vietnam’s partnership with BRICS reflects its desire to enhance the voice and role of developing countries, promote international solidarity, and uphold inclusive multilateralism based on respect for international law.

The Partner Country status was established at the 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024. It is reserved for countries that are not full BRICS members but enjoy the support of existing member states.

Partner Countries are typically invited to attend BRICS leaders’ summits and may also participate in other discussions, subject to consensus among member states.

Founded in 2009 with four initial members, namely Brazil, Russia, India, and China, BRICS has later expanded to include South Africa, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia. Its cooperation is structured around three main pillars: political and security cooperation, economic and financial collaboration, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Vietnam becomes a Partner Country of BRICS

VOV.VN - Vietnam has become a Partner Country of BRICS, a group of emerging economies that collectively account for over 40% of the world’s population and about one-quarter of global GDP, reflecting its desire to promote international solidarity and inclusive multilateralism.