8/21/24 Azerbaijan has submitted an official application to join BRICS

This was reported by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Aykhan Hajizade.

On July 3, within the framework of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana, the "Joint Declaration on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People's Republic of China" was adopted.

According to paragraph 4.5 of the declaration, the Azerbaijani side expressed its desire to join BRICS, and the Chinese side welcomed Azerbaijan's participation in BRICS cooperation.

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.