PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is one step closer to joining the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) intergovernmental organisation after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim accepted an invitation for the country to participate in the group’s upcoming Summit.
The invitation was personally extended by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent bilateral meeting between the two leaders at Vladivostok, Russia, for the 9th Eastern Economic Forum.
