China welcomes Vietnam's inclusion as BRICS partner country: FM

(ECNS) -- China welcomes Vietnam to become a BRICS partner country, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.

Guo made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on the news that the BRICS chair Brazil announced the formal admission of Vietnam as a partner country of the group on Friday.

Guo noted that he believes Vietnam will contribute positively to the BRICS mechanism.

Having a new partner country in the BRICS family symbolizes the BRICS' growing representativeness, appeal and impact, Guo said.

China stands ready to work with other BRICS members and partner countries for a closer and more all-round, result-oriented and inclusive partnership, advance high-quality greater BRICS cooperation, and contribute more to defending multilateralism and global fairness and justice and advocating common development, he added.

(By Gong Weiwei)