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Alternative for Germany Party Mulls Energy Cooperation With BRICS Countries - Lawmaker

© AP Photo / Michael SohnFILE —An election poster of the German right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), right, is attached to a lamppost in front of a giant election poster showing a map of Germany, at the headquarters of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 29, 2025. Slogan reads: 'Now AfD'.
FILE —An election poster of the German right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), right, is attached to a lamppost in front of a giant election poster showing a map of Germany, at the headquarters of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 29, 2025. Slogan reads: 'Now AfD'.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.11.2025
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SIRIUS, Russia (Sputnik) - The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is considering the possibility of cooperating with BRICS countries in the energy sector, lawmaker Steffen Kotre told Sputnik on Saturday.
"One of the reasons I am here is to meet with representatives of the BRICS nations. We discussed some positions on this issue [energy cooperation]. This is a positive process. Whether this will have any results is another matter. The main goal now is simply to get to know each other," Kotre said on the sidelines of the BRICS-Europe symposium, which is underway in Russia's Sirius Federal Territory.
The pressure on the AfD over its members' trip to Russia is growing, but the party does not intend to abandon what it considers "a realistic political line," the lawmaker noted.
"Quite the contrary, this pressure certainly strengthens our understanding that we will certainly achieve normal relations. And by this I mean a peaceful exchange of views with Russia," he said.
Communication channels should be open in both directions, including to show Moscow that "there are sensible people in Germany and not only warmongers," Kotre added.
File picture taken May 1, 2019 shows AfD supporters walkin along a party elections poster in Erfurt, Germany. German media outlets are reporting the country's domestic intelligence agency has put the opposition Alternative for Germany party under observation under suspicion of extreme right sympathies - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.01.2025
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