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Medvedev to discuss possible BRIC expansion during visit to India.
MOSCOW, December 20 (Itar-Tass) - The preparation for the third summit
of BRIC nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and possible expansion
of the group will be high on the agenda of Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev's visit to India.
"We are preparing for the third BRIC summit that is to take place in
China in April 2011," Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said in
an interview with Itar-Tass.
He did not rule out that at the summit the four-member group will be
expanded.
"At the previous summit in Brazil last April a consensus on South
Africa's accession was reached. Therefore South Africa will most probably
join BRIC," he said.
The first full-format summit took place in Russia's Yekaterinburg on
June 16, 2009.
"I am confident that cooperation among our countries has a big future
ahead. Although we are just in the beginning of the path, but the reliable
basis of our dialogue in the BRIC format - time-tested partnership and
mutually advantageous relations - allow us to hope that this promising
forum will be successful and will be for the good of our countries and
people," Medvedev said earlier.
"Despite the fact that the BRIC summit is a young forum, but from the
very first steps it got international recognition. This is not a
surprising fact as its member-states account for 26 percent of the globe's
territory, 42 percent of the global population and 14.6 percent of the
global GDP. Of late the contribution of the BRIC nations into the global
economic growth exceeded 50 percent," the Russian president said.
During his visit to India Medvedev also plans "to focus on pressing
international and regional problems," Prikhodko said. "Coincidence of the
two countries' positions makes possible active cooperation on Afghanistan,
including the creation of the anti-terrorism and anti-drug belts."
The aide did not rule out that Iran's nuclear problem will be also
discussed at the talks.
"Russia and India maintain fruitful contacts within the framework of
international organizations, mainly of the UN. The two countries share an
opinion on the need of strengthening the UN's central role in maintaining
peace, security and stability. Our cooperation in multilateral formats
proved its efficiency. Russia welcomes India's active position as an
observer of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," Prikhodko said.
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of BRIC nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and possible expansion
of the group will be high on the agenda of Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev's visit to India.
"We are preparing for the third BRIC summit that is to take place in
China in April 2011," Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said in
an interview with Itar-Tass.
He did not rule out that at the summit the four-member group will be
expanded.
"At the previous summit in Brazil last April a consensus on South
Africa's accession was reached. Therefore South Africa will most probably
join BRIC," he said.
The first full-format summit took place in Russia's Yekaterinburg on
June 16, 2009.
"I am confident that cooperation among our countries has a big future
ahead. Although we are just in the beginning of the path, but the reliable
basis of our dialogue in the BRIC format - time-tested partnership and
mutually advantageous relations - allow us to hope that this promising
forum will be successful and will be for the good of our countries and
people," Medvedev said earlier.
"Despite the fact that the BRIC summit is a young forum, but from the
very first steps it got international recognition. This is not a
surprising fact as its member-states account for 26 percent of the globe's
territory, 42 percent of the global population and 14.6 percent of the
global GDP. Of late the contribution of the BRIC nations into the global
economic growth exceeded 50 percent," the Russian president said.
During his visit to India Medvedev also plans "to focus on pressing
international and regional problems," Prikhodko said. "Coincidence of the
two countries' positions makes possible active cooperation on Afghanistan,
including the creation of the anti-terrorism and anti-drug belts."
The aide did not rule out that Iran's nuclear problem will be also
discussed at the talks.
"Russia and India maintain fruitful contacts within the framework of
international organizations, mainly of the UN. The two countries share an
opinion on the need of strengthening the UN's central role in maintaining
peace, security and stability. Our cooperation in multilateral formats
proved its efficiency. Russia welcomes India's active position as an
observer of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," Prikhodko said.
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