JOHANNESBURG: BRICS leaders introduced on Thursday (Aug 24) the admission of six new international locations from subsequent yr because the membership of huge and populous rising economies seeks to reshape the worldwide order.
The BRICS international locations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – agreed at their annual summit to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from Jan 1 subsequent yr.
The announcement was made at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose nation is the present BRICS chair.
“This membership enlargement is historic,” stated Chinese language President Xi Jinping, whose nation is probably the most highly effective within the group of non-Western states that represents 1 / 4 of the world’s economic system and 40 per cent of its inhabitants.
“The enlargement can be a brand new place to begin for BRICS cooperation. It should convey new vigour to the BRICS cooperation mechanism and additional strengthen the drive for world peace and improvement.”
That is the second time that BRICS has determined to develop. The bloc was fashioned in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa was added in 2010.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hailed what he known as “an awesome second” for his nation.
“Ethiopia stands able to cooperate with all for an inclusive and affluent world order,” he stated on X, previously referred to as Twitter.
In Iran, senior presidential adviser Mohammad Jamshidi described the transfer as a “historic improvement and a strategic success” for Tehran’s overseas coverage.
