On the afternoon of July 6, 2025 local time (morning of July 7, Hanoi time), in the city of Rio de Janeiro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Lula da Silva welcomed Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Heads of Delegations attending the 2025 BRICS Summit.
This is the first time Vietnam has attended the BRICS Summit as a partner country, a multilateral cooperation mechanism between emerging economies that is increasingly influential both economically and politically.
Vietnam becoming a BRICS partner country, as well as attending this Summit affirms its role and responsibility in multilateral mechanisms with the desire to strive to contribute, enhance the voice and role of developing countries, promote international solidarity, inclusive multilateralism, comprehensiveness in the spirit of respect for international law as well as further deepen cooperation between Vietnam and BRICS member countries.