Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are among the six nations that the BRICS group is inviting to join.
Six more nations have been asked to join the BRICS group of countries, which has vowed to support the “Global South”. The main topic of discussion during the three-day meeting in Johannesburg was the expansion of BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Although all five BRICS nations have officially stated their support for growth, there may be disagreements among the leaders over how quickly and by how much.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE have been invited to join the BRICS as part of the first phase of expansion. The new membership will be effective from January 1, 2023.
“As a five BRICS countries, we have reached an agreement on the guiding principles, standards, criteria, and procedures on the BRICS expansion process which has been in discussion for quite a while,” Ramaphosa told a joint media briefing.
“We have consensus on the first phase of this expansion process and other phases will follow.”
In addition to congratulating Ramaphosa on the successful summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India has consistently supported the growth of the BRICS membership.
“India has always believed that the addition of new members will further strengthen BRICS as an organisation and it will give our shared efforts a new impetus. This will also strengthen the belief of many countries in the multipolar world order,” PM Modi said.
