Islamabad: Russia on Wednesday said it will support Pakistan's bid to join BRICS as the two countries decided to further strengthen their ties by boosting bilateral trade and cultural ties.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said after talks with his Pakistani counterpart and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar that we are glad that Pakistan has applied for membership. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has arrived in Islamabad on his two-day visit.

Russia said – we will support

BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are friendly organisations. We will support it. "We have seen a significant expansion of BRICS and countries from all over the world are showing great interest in joining it," Overchuk was quoted as saying by Russia's state-owned TASS news agency.

When was BRICS established?

BRICS was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China and South Africa joined it in 2011. Egypt, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have become its full members on January 1, 2024. Let us tell you that BRICS is named after Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

China wants Pakistan to be a part of BRICS

This statement is very important before the BRICS summit in Russia. China has long wanted Pakistan to be a part of this organization. But India has not yet taken any official stand on this. But it is believed that with the entry of Pakistan, China's influence in BRICS will increase further, because the closeness between the two countries is well known.