Thailand has received an invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. “Yes, Thailand was invited to become a partner,” the agency’s source said.
According to Thailand PRD, Recently, the BRICS economic bloc, an economic cooperation league that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, decided to expand its membership and invite non-member countries to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on 22-24 October 2024 in Kazan, Russian Federation.
With the aim to expand Thailand’s opportunity to play a part in international policy-making and strengthen its role as a leader among developing countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed becoming a member of BRICS, and the Cabinet has just approved Thailand’s draft letter of intent.
The draft letter emphasizes Thailand’s efforts that are in line with the principles of BRICS, such as placing importance on multilateralism and increasing the representation of developing countries in the international system.
The BRICS group was founded in 2006. In 2011, South Africa joined the original group (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia became full members of the association on January 1, 2024.
Following the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the list of countries – partners of the association has been agreed upon. Their full list was not named. As the Russian leader explained, invitations will be sent to these countries first, and upon receiving a positive response, it will be announced who is on this list.
