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Libya's Eastern-Based Gov’t Eyes BRICS Membership, Says Foreign Minister

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BENGHAZI (Sputnik) - The eastern-based Government of National Stability in Libya is seriously considering the issues of joining BRICS, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the interim Libyan government Abdul Hadi Al-Hweij told Sputnik.
"BRICS is an important economic bloc ... I am among those who support Libya joining BRICS. We are studying this step as part of our strategy to strengthen economic ties with developing countries and to realize sustainable economic development. We should seriously work on this step ... The government has taken steps to this end, we have prepared a number of studies, but such decisions require discussions with various political circles," the official said.
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