Venezuela plans to officially join the BRICS group of nations this year, and this will have a positive effect on the country’s economic development, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said, Report informs referring to TASS.
"[China] is a part of the BRICS group of nations, which Venezuela plans to officially join this year, because it is a path to a new world, where hegemony no longer exists and the international law is respected," she said at a ceremony to sign an agreement with China, aired by Venezolana de Televisión.
In her opinion, joining BRICS "with the new international financial system will be a positive factor" in the country’s economic development.