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Russia May Establish BRICS Secretariat – Iranian Foreign Ministry
Russia May Establish BRICS Secretariat – Iranian Foreign Ministry
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BRICS was formed in 2009 by Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa as a bloc that unites world’s largest growing economies. On January 2023 Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia became new official members of the organization.
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Russia may establish a BRICS secretariat, Mahdi Safari, Iran's deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, told Sputnik, citing Moscow's experience in managing international organizations.According to the Iranian diplomat, currently each country holding the presidency of BRICS collects and stores information about the bloc's activities, but does not transfer this data to the succeeding nation. Safari stressed that Iran wants "this secretariat to be established as soon as possible."The deputy foreign minister also congratulated Russia on assuming the BRICS presidency in 2024 and thanked it for helping Iran to join the bloc, expressing confidence that Russia will help Tehran and other new BRICS members to achieve unity.Iran Not Seeking to Join WTO, as It Benefits from Membership in Other Regional BlocsIran is not seeking to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) as soon as possible because its membership in other leading regional organizations is in sum equal to WTO membership, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy also told Sputnik.Tehran's membership in the aforementioned groups meets almost all the country's needs at the regional and global levels, the diplomat noted, adding, however, that if Iran was offered membership in the WTO, it would welcome such a step and agree to join the organization.At the same time, the diplomat pointed out that free trade with the EAEU would have a great impact on Iran-Russia trade and create prospects for successful cooperation in finance, transit, energy, technologies and knowledge-intensive projects.Earlier, experts told Sputnik why BRICS is so appealing to the nations of the Global South, citing inclusiveness as a contrast to the zero-sum geopolitical machinations of Western countries.BRICS Able to Play Key Role in Energy, Aerospace, Development of New TechBRICS is already effectively dealing with important energy issues and is able to play a key role in aerospace and the development of new technologies, expanding its presence to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari told Sputnik."The most important problem is represented by three issues: the first is energy production, the second is energy transportation, and the third is energy consumption. I can say that these three issues are being resolved by BRICS," Safari said, adding that thanks to the membership of India, Russia and Iran, the group could also play an important role in such areas as new technologies, aerospace, transit corridors and global trade.In addition, BRICS can contribute to the international presence in the waters of the Persian Gulf, Oman Gulf and Indian Ocean, he added."Iran's accession to BRICS will provide this organization with enormous opportunities. One of them is transit, the second is energy, be it oil or gas, the third is new technologies and the knowledge-intensive sector," the diplomat said.The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS are the world's largest producers and consumers of oil and gas, Safari noted in his interview with Sputnik, adding that BRICS is an oil and gas market half the size of the world, while the SCO is a major regional market, which itself can have a great impact.
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Russia May Establish BRICS Secretariat – Iranian Foreign Ministry
08:44 GMT 03.01.2024 (Updated: 09:22 GMT 03.01.2024) BRICS was founded in 2009 by Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa as a bloc uniting the world's largest growing economies. In January 2023, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia became new official members of the organization.
Russia may establish a BRICS secretariat, Mahdi Safari, Iran's deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, told Sputnik, citing Moscow's experience in managing international organizations.
“Russia - a country with vast experience in international and regional organizations - in my opinion could establish a new body in BRICS which will eventually evolve into secretariat," Mahdi Safari says.
According to the Iranian diplomat, currently each country holding the presidency of BRICS collects and stores information about the bloc's activities, but does not transfer this data to the succeeding nation. Safari stressed that Iran wants "this secretariat to be established as soon as possible."
The deputy foreign minister also congratulated Russia on assuming the BRICS presidency in 2024 and thanked it for helping Iran to join the bloc, expressing confidence that Russia will help Tehran and other new BRICS members to achieve unity.
Iran Not Seeking to Join WTO, as It Benefits from Membership in Other Regional Blocs
Iran is not seeking to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) as soon as possible because its membership in other leading regional organizations is in sum equal to WTO membership, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy also told Sputnik.
"We are a [WTO] observer country, but with membership in BRICS, the SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organization], EAEU [Eurasian Economic Union], ECO [Economic Cooperation Organization] — all of that combined equals the WTO itself! Now, we do not see the need for WTO membership ... [Being a member of] these organizations, we have automatically almost become a member of the WTO at the regional level and are enjoying our benefits. This is a winning position for all parties," Safari says.
Tehran's membership in the aforementioned groups meets almost all the country's needs at the regional and global levels, the diplomat noted, adding, however, that if Iran was offered membership in the WTO, it would welcome such a step and agree to join the organization.
At the same time, the diplomat pointed out that free trade with the EAEU would have a great impact on Iran-Russia trade and create prospects for successful cooperation in finance, transit, energy, technologies and knowledge-intensive projects.
Earlier,
experts told Sputnik why BRICS is so appealing to the nations of the Global South, citing inclusiveness as a contrast to the zero-sum geopolitical machinations of Western countries.
BRICS Able to Play Key Role in Energy, Aerospace, Development of New Tech
BRICS is already effectively dealing with important energy issues and is able to play a key role in aerospace and the development of new technologies, expanding its presence to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari told Sputnik.
"The most important problem is represented by three issues: the first is energy production, the second is energy transportation, and the third is energy consumption. I can say that these three issues are being resolved by BRICS," Safari said, adding that thanks to the membership of India, Russia and Iran, the group could also play an important role in such areas as new technologies, aerospace, transit corridors and global trade.
In addition, BRICS can contribute to the international presence in the waters of the Persian Gulf, Oman Gulf and Indian Ocean, he added.
"Iran's accession to BRICS will provide this organization with enormous opportunities. One of them is transit, the second is energy, be it oil or gas, the third is new technologies and the knowledge-intensive sector," the diplomat said.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS are the world's largest producers and consumers of oil and gas, Safari noted in his interview with Sputnik, adding that BRICS is an oil and gas market half the size of the world, while the SCO is a major regional market, which itself can have a great impact.
