OREANDA-NEWS "Roscosmos has offered the space agency of Brazil, Turkey and South Africa to participate in the Russian orbital Station, the delegations of these countries have expressed interest, said the general director of the state corporation Yuri Borisov.

"Bilateral meetings and contacts within the framework of this forum have shown that interest in Russian cosmonautics and Russian achievements is very high. We have reported to our colleagues about our plans for the development of the Russian orbital station, for the continuation of our manned program. We invited them to take part," Borisov told reporters on Tuesday.

"Colleagues from Turkey, Brazil, South Africa have genuine interest. Basically, we are in good contact with the BRICS countries," he said.