Dhaka, June 9 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said Russia will welcome Bangladesh as a candidate for the BRICS membership once the process resumes, stressing that advantages from the BRICS membership are obvious.

"As for BRICS, the ten members currently comprising the group have agreed to put the admission of new members on hold for the time being, because just two years ago the number of BRICS members doubled overnight, and we need a little time to adjust to the new lineup," he said after his bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman in Moscow.

"But our stance on Bangladesh's candidature when this pause is over is as follows: we will welcome the candidature of this large and important Asian nation," L...