斯里兰卡外交部长阿里·萨布里表达了斯里兰卡加入金砖国家的意愿，并计划在提出申请后首先与印度进行接触。 Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry expressed Sri Lanka's interest in joining BRICS and plans to reach out to India first upon application.

斯里兰卡外交部长阿里·萨布里表达了斯里兰卡加入金砖国家的浓厚兴趣，并表示印度加入后，金砖国家已成为一个“良好机构”。 Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry expressed his country's keen interest in joining the BRICS grouping and conveyed that the group has become a 'good body' after India became part of it. 他表示，斯里兰卡一旦正式申请加入金砖国家，将首先与印度进行接触。 He stated that Sri Lanka would reach out first to India whenever it formally applies to join the BRICS grouping. 斯里兰卡现已加入希望今年加入金砖国家的约30个国家的名单。 Sri Lanka has now joined the list of around 30 countries who wish to join the BRICS bloc this year.