Malaysia to strengthen its role in world affairs after becoming BRICS partner
Malaysia will increase its freedom of :diplomatic maneuvering: and its role in world affairs after becoming BRICS partner, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told reporters.
"It will have the opportunity to expand the freedom of its diplomatic maneuvering and thus increase its role in world affairs," he said, answering a question from TASS on Malaysia's cooperation with BRICS.
Rudenko noted that BRICS is an organization with a very broad mandate and a large number of participants covering all regions of the world. "Moreover, BRICS is one of the pillars of the emerging multipolar world order," he added.
Earlier, Malaysian Ambassador to Moscow Cheong Loon Lai told TASS that the country has agreed to become a partner of the association.