Russia: Zimbabwe's FM announces formal application to join BRICS group

In Zimbabwe, foreign minister Amon Murwira announced Thursday that his country submitted a formal application to join the BRICS.

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00:00And in Zimbabwe, Foreign Minister Ramon Muvira announced Thursday that his country submitted

00:05a formal application to join BRICS. Zimbabwean foreign minister referred to the conflict in

00:10Ukraine, reiterating his country's position in favor of a peaceful solution after a meeting

00:15with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Muvira expressed that his country expects a

00:21consensual response from the members of the bloc after considering that it meets the necessary

00:26requirements for membership. The BRICS group is characterized for promoting cooperation among

00:30nations with diverse political, economic and cultural systems, based on principles such

00:35as mutual respect and non-intervention in the internal affairs of the member countries.