BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran to be new members

The new countries that have been invited to become members of the grouping are Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran to be new members
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

The debate over expanding the BRICS bloc, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has topped the agenda at a three-day summit in Johannesburg ending on Thursday.

While addressing the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has always fully supported the expansion of BRICS as it believed that addition of new members will further strengthen the grouping.

“We have taken important decision to expand BRICS. This will further strengthen the beliefs of many countries in this multipolar world. I am happy that our teams have agreed on the guiding principles, standards, criteria, and procedures for the expansion of BRICS,” PM Modi said while addressing a press meet.

The debate over expanding the BRICS bloc, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has topped the agenda at a three-day summit in Johannesburg ending on Thursday.

While all BRICS members have publicly expressed support for growing the bloc, there were divisions among the leaders over how much and how quickly.

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