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Ryabkov: New BRICS members can submit ideas, not vote

17 December

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Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that new BRICS partners will be able to submit ideas, but they will not allowed to participate in voting or coordinating documents, according to a report by the TASS.

The high-ranking diplomat said that partner countries' status is well-established, adding that it "presupposes participation in BRICS mechanisms," as well as submitting their own ideas if the partners have any, "to the judgment of the old-timers." However, he clarified that "they are not allowed to make decisions."

Ryabkov stated that states invited to become partners in BRICS have "received detailed, specific explanations of what this status entails."

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