Russian Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that the negotiations regarding the inclusion of the invited countries in the group as partners had not been finalized yet. However, Moscow has not received any refusals.

Cuba and Bolivia may become BRICS partner countries from January 1, 2025, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

He told Izvestia that Cuba and Bolivia are among the groups that received the invitation.

According to Ryabkov, negotiations on the inclusion of the invited countries in the group as partners have not yet been finalized. However, Russia has not received any refusals. The deputy minister emphasized that this is a big, serious prospect for the invited states. There are only days left before the relevant list is made public.

On October 23, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov reported that a list of 13 countries that could become BRICS partners had been agreed upon. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said on November 15 that Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia had become partners of the association. His colleague Andrei Rudenko added that Vietnam had also announced its desire to join BRICS as a partner.

Since January 1, 2024 BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) has expanded to include Egypt, Iran, UAE and Ethiopia. Saudi Arabia is in the association in the status of an invited country. Russia became the first chairman of the enlarged BRICS, in 2025 the presidency will go to Brazil.

Earlier it was reported that the world majority considers BRICS the best alternative to the West. Trump intends to impose 100% duties against the BRICS countries in case they create a single currency.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

Saturday, April 5, the head of Samara Ivan Noskov paid a working visit to Kuibyshevsky district. He was accompanied by the chairman of the regional public organization “The Union of Peoples of Samara Region” Rostislav Khugaev and chairman of the Ossetian national-cultural center “Alania” Irbeg Khugaev. The object of the visit was the ethno-cultural complex “Peoples' Friendship Park”.

The guests were introduced to the history of the ethnopark's creation and were given a familiarization tour of the territory of the complex, including visits to four national farmsteads: Russian, Ossetian, Kyrgyz and Mordovian.

Samara is a multinational city, and for our common well-being it is very important to have harmony between the residents and respect for the traditions and mentality of different peoples living in the region. The Peoples' Friendship Park is a landmark tourist point on the map of Samara and a wonderful place where you can spend a whole day together with your family, learn more about traditions and see the beauty in the diversity of cultures of the peoples of Russia, - emphasized Ivan Noskov.

The complex, consisting of 20 national houses and farmsteads, demonstrates the culture and customs of the peoples inhabiting the Samara region. Here visitors can get acquainted with household items, musical instruments, literary works and colorful national costumes. Each farmstead includes farm buildings corresponding to the traditional occupations of the peoples: barns, stables, mills, forges, apiaries, wells, bathhouses, etc. Each national house has a “Golden Book” telling about the contribution of the people to the development of Russia.

According to Svetlana Kondratieva, director of the ethnopark, the park is included in the tourist routes of the Samara region and is a symbol of unity and good neighborliness of all peoples living in the region. She added that the park always welcomes tourists and holds excursions, master classes and festive events for residents of the city and the region, as well as seeks to expand cooperation with schools and universities in the region.

Recall that the Peoples' Friendship Park was opened in 2021 on the initiative of Rostislav Khugaev, chairman of the “Union of Peoples of the Samara Region”.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова