Gammanpila stresses need for SL to join BRICS

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya(PHU) leader MP Udaya Gammanpila requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe in writing to take steps for Sri Lanka to become a member of BRICS, an organized named after its original five members- Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya(PHU) leader MP Udaya Gammanpila requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe in writing to take steps for Sri Lanka to become a member of BRICS, an organized named after its original five members- Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.

Gammanpila, in an open letter to the president, said global economic and political trends change fast, and the world power is shifting towards Asia.

He said it is high time for Sri Lanka to review its foreign policy in the latest context and reset it accordingly.

At the latest summit of BRICS in Johannesburg, South Africa, another six countries - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Argentina secured full membership. A number of other countries have sought to join it.