Vladimir Putin: '34 more countries want to join BRICS'
The BRICS summit of emerging economies will be held from 22 to 24 October in Kazan, Russia.
FILE: (From left to right) Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov at the BRICS Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg on 24 August 2023. Picture: GCIS
Lester Kiewit speaks with JJ Cornish, our Africa Correspondent.
Listen below.
BRICS was founded by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2006 with South Africa joining in 2010.
The founders called for a fairer world and the reform of international institutions.
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Earlier this year, the intergovernmental organisation opened its doors to new members and Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates joined.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, 34 other countries want to join.
“Even France tried to get an observer right.”
- JJ Cornish, Africa correspondent
“There is a new wave of expansion which is very interesting.”
- JJ Cornish, Africa correspondent
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