russia "north korea shows interest in brics activities"

North Korea has shown interest in the activities of BRICS, an alliance of emerging economies, including Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov responded to a press conference on the 25th local time when asked if North Korea had applied to join the BRICS, Interfax news agency reported.

In addition, North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sun-hee reminded me of attending BRICS-related meetings, including the Eurasian Women's Forum and the BRICS Women's Forum, last month.

BRICS, which used to be a group of emerging economies such as Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa, is expected to develop into a coalition of non-Western countries last year, with Iran and Egypt being taxed by membership.