The Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Vietnam had become a BRICS 10th partner country.
“The Brazilian government announces Vietnam’s official accession as a partner country,” the ministry said in a statement. Brazil presides in the group this year.
The country “shares with BRICS members a commitment to a more inclusive and representative international order,” the Brazilian Foreign ministry said.
“With a population of nearly 100 million people and a rapidly developing economy that is firmly integrated into global value chains, Vietnam is an important player in Asia,” the statement said.
Brazil took over the BRICS presidency from Russia on January 1. At the group’s summit in Kazan, Russia, from October 22-24, it was decided to create a category of partner countries.
The first partners were Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
Indonesia was also initially named as a BRICS partner, but on January 6, Brazilian authorities announced that the country had become a full member of the group.
On January 17, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry announced that Nigeria had become a BRICS partner.
The key event of the Brazilian BRICS presidency will be the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro scheduled for July 6-7.