UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to attend the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, said Vladimir Kuznetsov, head of the UN information center in Moscow, APA reports citing TASS.
"I am very pleased to be in Kazan, which in three weeks will host the summit of BRICS countries, where United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will participate as a guest," he told reporters.
According to Kuznetsov, the UN expects that important agreements will be reached at the summit and that it will "give the necessary forward momentum to ensure that the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, all 17 goals, are implemented and make life on the planet more prosperous and safe."
Recall that Brazil, Russia, India, and China formed the BRICS group in 2006. Four years later, after South Africa joined, the organization became known as BRICS. This year, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have also become members of the organization.
Note that Azerbaijan recently submitted its formal application for BRICS membership.