Ghana says Russia supports its bid for BRICS partner status
Accra says the application aims to draw investment and expand trade without displacing ties with Western institutions or existing development partners.
Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said Russia has pledged to support the country’s application for partner status in BRICS and seek the backing of the bloc’s founding members.
Ablakwa announced the pledge in social media posts following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The two met in Moscow on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.
Ghana is seeking to use a partnership with the emerging-economy grouping to bring in investment, increase trade and bolster its economy. Accra said the application was not an effort to substitute BRICS ties for its relationships with Western institutions or its traditional development partners.
The bloc has 11 members, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Egypt and Ethiopia are also members.
