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SIRIUS, Russia (Sputnik) – Uganda has received an invitation from Russia to become a partner country of BRICS and is currently considering the offer, Ugandan Foreign Minister Abubaker Jeje Odongo told Sputnik.
Earlier on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting with his Ugandan counterpart that Russia had supported Uganda as a partner country in BRICS.
«Uganda has been invited to become a partner member of BRICS. I received this invitation about three days ago. We are currently going through all the necessary procedures to determine whether we will accept this invitation or not,» Odongo said on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.
