Al-Sudani to RT: Iraq is looking forward to joining the BRICS group, 11 OCT

 Al-Sudani to RT: Iraq is looking forward to joining the BRICS group

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani said that his country is ready to join the BRICS group, if it receives an invitation from the founding countries.

Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani said in a special statement to RT during a dialogue session with representatives of the Iraqi community in Russia that Iraq understands the role played by the group and is aware of the conditions and specifications for joining it.

Al-Sudani indicated that he discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin a wide range of economic issues, including the use of the Iraqi dinar and the Russian ruble in commercial transactions between the two countries.

He stressed that he was grateful for Russia's principled position on the Palestinian issue, noting that he discussed this issue with President Putin in depth and out of concern for the lives of civilians.

Al-Sudani revealed that Iraq is in the process of studying a project to open an Iraqi cultural center in the Russian capital, Moscow, based on the deep historical relations that bind the two countries, which will reach its eightieth anniversary next year since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Baghdad.  link