Washington: Amid the BRICS Summit, taking place from October 22 to 24, John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor, stated that the United States doesn’t view BRICS organisation as a “threat.” The remarks by Kirby came while addressing the reporters during a press conference.
On being asked about the BRICS Summit, Kirby said that the summit shouldn’t be viewed as a grand entrance for Russian President Vladimir Putin or Russia and asserted that BRICS as an organisation isn’t new.
He said, “On the BRICS, you know, I don’t think that you should look at this BRICS conference as some sort of coming-out party for Mr. Putin and for Russia. First of all, the BRICS as an organization isn’t new, and we’ve long said, you know, these countries — every country gets to make sovereign decisions about who they associate with and in what format.”
He added, “And, you know, we don’t view the BRICS arrangement as some sort of, you know, threat. These countries can decide for themselves who they want to associate with and especially how they want to be economically linked with one another.”
Notably, the BRICS Summit is set to take place in Kazan under Russia’s chairmanship on October 22-23. The Summit, themed “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security,” will provide an important platform for leaders to discuss key global issues,” according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).