Sri Lanka plans to formally apply to join BRICS at the Kazan summit in October. TASS writes about this. "Sri Lanka has decided to apply to join BRICS and the New Development Bank.
"I have already sent letters to my colleagues in the BRICS member countries asking for support," said Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Wijitha Herath.
It is noted that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was supposed to represent the Sri Lankan side at the Kazan summit, but he will not be able to come because of the country's parliamentary elections. In this regard, Sri Lanka will present the Deputy Foreign Minister, whose name Herat did not mention.
