Russia has completed its chairmanship of BRICS, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin said Friday, December 27, Sputnik Armenia reports.

The ambassador noted that if Armenia shows interest in rapprochement with BRICS, Russia is ready to provide assistance “in the spirit of allied relations”.

Thus, according to him, Russia, as the BRICS chair in 2024, vigorously promoted cooperation in three key areas: “politics and security”, “economics and finance”, and “cultural and humanitarian contacts”.

The culmination of Russia's BRICS presidency was the October summit in Kazan, which was attended by some twenty thousand guests, delegations from thirty-five countries and six international organizations.

"The official delegation of the Republic of Armenia, headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, took part in the Kazan summit,” the Ambassador said.

“A significant event were the productive Armenian-Azerbaijani high-level talks on the normalization of relations on the sidelines of the Kazan forum. This proved in practice that BRICS can act as a convenient and neutral platform for interstate dialogue on the settlement of contentious issues. If Armenia shows interest in rapprochement with BRICS, Russia is ready to provide all possible assistance in the spirit of alliance and strategic partnership.”