BRICS Energy association to be formed in 2016

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Energy association of the BRICS member-states may be formed in 2016, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said after the meeting of the block’s energy ministers on Friday. "The idea of setting up the Energy association of the BRICS countries is under discussion. Next year will see development of such a platform, and I’m calling for taking part in this work," he said. As TASS reported earlier in summer 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward the idea to create the BRICS Energy association, which will include a fuel reserve bank and the institute for energy policy. According to Putin, this could strengthen energy security of the BRICS member-states. Read more