<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">India supports Argentina’s intention to join the BRICS group and is interested in boosting bilateral cooperation, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Friday, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero.</div><div><br></div><div>"During the bilateral meeting, the Indian Foreign Minister reaffirmed his country's support for Argentina's entry into the BRICS," the Argentine foreign ministry said on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition, both ministers highlighted the growth of bilateral cooperation in the fields of high technologies, communications, food security, and energy.</div><div><br></div><div>The BRICS group, established in 2009, currently includes Russia, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa.</div><div><br></div><div>At the start of August, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced his country’s readiness to join the BRICS group.</div><div><br></div><div>Last month, Iran and Argentina both expressed readiness to become full members of BRICS.</div><div><br></div><div>Russian Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitry Feoktistov said in mid-July that Argentina expects that the process of the country's accession to BRICS will not take a long time. Source: Telegraph</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>