Russian President Vladimir Putin said that countries in the BRICS bloc are keen to see a more democratic and multipolar world order at his final press conference for the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan on Thursday.
According to the Kremlin, Putin said the Kazan Declaration that has been adopted at the summit has a positive agenda for the future.
"It is important that the declaration should reaffirm the commitment of all our states to building a more democratic, inclusive, and multipolar world order based on international law and the UN Charter," he said.
Putin also said that the BRICS group is open to all who share its values, with members dedicated to finding joint solutions free from external pressure or narrow approaches, Xinhua news agency reported.
The bloc does not work in a closed format, he stressed during the press conference.
According to him, Russian President confirmed that the leaders of BRICS agreed on the list of BRICS partner countries.
"Some of the countries which attended these events have proposed and filed applications for full-scale participation in the activities of the BRICS association," Putin added.
He stated that BRICS nations haven't developed and are not developing any alternatives to SWIFT, adding however that the issue remains important, and member countries are moving towards the use of national currencies.
He said BRICS members currently use the Financial Messaging System created by the Russian Central Bank.
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