Russia, China invite more countries to BRICS bloc trying to counterbalance West – National | 24CA News
In a transfer geared toward rising the bloc’s clout, leaders of the BRICS group of growing nations have determined to ask six new international locations to change into members of the group, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mentioned on Thursday.
“We have decided to invite the Argentine Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to become full members of BRICS,” he mentioned.
“The membership will take effect from the 1st of January 2024.”
Expansion may additionally pave the best way for dozens of international locations to hunt admission to BRICS, which is at the moment made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin informed the BRICS summit that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African international locations, and that it could stay a dependable companion for meals and gasoline provides.
The debate over enlargement has topped the agenda on the three-day summit going down in Johannesburg.
And whereas all BRICS members publicly expressed assist for rising the bloc, there have been divisions among the many leaders over how a lot and the way rapidly.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the bloc’s growth needs to be an instance to different international establishments based within the twentieth century which have change into outdated.
