Cooperation within BRICS is seen as a major vector of Russia’s long-term foreign policy, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said in an interview with TASS, Paralel.Az reports.

"Cooperation within BRICS is undoubtedly one of the key features of Russia's long-term foreign policy," he said.

"Interaction with the association’s members meets the fundamental national interests of our country and fits in well with our systematic policy of forming a fair multipolar world order and creating equal opportunities for all countries to develop," he said