Thailand says happy to be invited to become BRICS partner state, will seek full membership
Thailand is happy to have received an invitation to join BRICS as a partner country and it will be seeking a full membership in the grouping, the spokesman for the kingdom’s Foreign Ministry, Nikondet Phalangkun, told TASS.
"We have not yet given an official response as certain internal procedures have yet to take place. But, of course, we are happy to have been invited to become a partner state of BRICS," the Thai diplomat said. "As you know, Thailand expects to become a full member of BRICS as soon as possible. This is our goal," he added.
A diplomat told TASS in November that Thailand had received an invitation to join BRICS as a partner country.
The BRICS group was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining it in 2011. On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates also became members.