KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to commence formal procedures to join the intergovernmental organisation BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) coalition soon, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“We have made our decision (on joining BRICS), and we will be starting the formal procedures soon.
“I am working closely with President Lula (Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva) on expanding the membership, and we are now awaiting the final result and response from the South African government,” he said in an interview with the Shanghai-based publication Guancha.
The interview was hosted by Li Shimo, chairman of the Advisory Committee of the China Research Institute of Fudan University.
