Despite not having officially accepted the invitation to become a member of the BRICS, Saudi Arabia claims to be developing strong economic relations with the nine BRICS member nations, according to Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef.
“Saudi Arabia has strong cooperation with the BRICS countries,” Alkhorayef told Sputnik in an interview published today. “The Kingdom works with these countries to a large extent, and there are serious points of contact with some of them, especially with South Africa, which has a lot of experience in the mining industry. The Kingdom is working with South Africa to attract companies servicing the sector. Among the BRICS members, Brazil is also an important partner for the Kingdom in the industrial sector, in food security, pharmaceuticals and mining,” Alkhorayef said.
