Andrey Baklanov, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats: "Saudi Arabia's partnership with other BRICS countries will be mutually beneficial"

At the beginning of 2024, Saudi Arabia officially joined BRICS. How will this affect the work of the association? How can this country strengthen it? What common interests and core values do Saudi Arabia and other BRICS countries share?

Andrey Baklanov, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Saudi Arabia (2000-2005), Professor and Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, answered these and other questions in this BRICSterview.

TV BRICS correspondent: Vasily Kuchushev