Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting with Brazilian head Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Caracas is in favor of joining the BRICS. His words lead RIA News.
According to Maduro, BRICS is transforming into a big magnet for those “who want a different world, peace, cooperation.”
“If Venezuela is asked if you want to join the BRICS at some point, Venezuela says yes, we would like to be part of the BRICS and accompany the construction of this new architecture and global policy. How many applications does the BRICS have from countries? I read which is more than 30″the President of Venezuela said.
The President of Brazil also said that he favorably looks at the possibility of joining Caracas to the BRICS. According to Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, such initiatives should be agreed upon by all BRICS member states. The Brazilian leader also said that he would like the BRICS countries to have a common currency.
“I dream of having a common currency between our countries to use in transactions so that we can be independent of the dollar. It can’t be that we don’t have more freedom to do business. I dream that BRICS has a currency like the euro has the European Union “Lula da Silva said.
The BRICS states have accelerated in the issue of switching to settlements in national currencies, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
