Uganda Received An Invitation From The Russian Federation To Become A BRICS Partner Country And Is Considering It, Uganda's Foreign Minister Said Abubaker Jeje Odongo before RIA Novosti.
Earlier on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a meeting with his Ugandan counterpart on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum that Russia supported Uganda as a BRICS partner country.
„Uganda has been invited to become a BRICS partner. I received this invitation about three days ago. We are now going through all the necessary procedures to determine whether we will accept this invitation or not, Odongo said on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa ministerial meeting.