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The joint work of the BRICS countries could strengthen the constructive influence of the association and make the world a safer place, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (11 July).
"I am convinced that by working together, cohesively, we will be able to maximize the economic, investment, technological and human potential of our countries, strengthen the constructive influence of BRICS on global processes, make the world in which we live safer and much more harmonious," Putin said in an address to the BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg.
The association reflects the interests of the states of both the Global South and the Global East, and the number of supporters of BRICS is constantly growing, Putin added.
BRICS is open to strengthening dialogue with all interested countries, Putin said.
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