Egypt Wants To Expand Cultural Ties With BRICS(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt’s Ministry of Culture has expressed the desire to strengthen cultural cooperation with the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, among others. Latif noted that since Egypt joined BRICS in 2024, culture has become one of the key areas of interaction. According to her, Egypt was part of the recent meeting of the BRICS working group on culture chaired by Brazil, during which plans for 2025 were discussed. She said at the meeting, Egypt shared its ideas on digitalisation of cultural content. The spokesperson added that the country introduced the Green Cultural Economy initiative in 2022, aimed at communicating the impact of climate change on countries’ cultural heritage.