VOV.VN - Brazil’s INVERTA news site on July 5 published a Portuguese-language article highlighting Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy and its growing role at BRICS 2025, as Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh began his working visit to Brazil for the expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities, at the invitation of President Lula da Silva.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and delegation landed at Galeao military airport in Rio de Janeiro at 5:45 a.m. (local time) on July 5, marking the start of their participation in the expanded BRICS Summit (BRICS+) and bilateral activities in Brazil.

Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro at the inviation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva highlights the country's growing global role and sets the stage for deeper future cooperation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi on the afternoon of July 4 for the 2025 expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in Brazil, taking place from July 4 to 8, at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

Vietnam’s official status as a partner country of BRICS - a bloc of major emerging economies - marks a strategically important move that helps enhance the country's position and amplify its voice in the international arena, said Prof. Ezequiel Ramoneda, President of the Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies (ALADAA) in Argentina.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s status as a BRICS partner will help the country diversify its international ties, enhance its political and diplomatic standing, and expand its influence to regions further such as South America, where both sides share huge economic potential that remains largely untapped.

VOV.VN - Brazilian Ambassador Marco Farani has expressed confidence that Vietnam will make valuable contributions to the expanded BRICS Summit (BRICS+), citing the country’s proactive role in global trade and at multilateral forums.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend an expanded BRICS summit and engage in bilateral activities in Brazil from July 4–8, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Brazil, which is holding the rotating chair of BRICS for 2025, has officially announced Vietnam as a “partner country” of BRICS – the bloc of emerging economies advancing global cooperation and international governance reform.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed that Vietnam, a BRICS Partner Country, stays ready to tackle global challenges alongside BRICS member countries and the international community.