BRICS Waiting for the Expansion of Its Ranks – 22 Nations Apply for Membership

Twenty two nations have formally applied to become members of the BRICS economic bloc, a South African diplomat said.

An equal number have also informally sought to join the organization that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Anil Sooklal, the bloc’s ambassador from South Africa, told reporters in Johannesburg.

Sooklal has previously said that countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran have formally asked to become BRICS members, while countries that expressed an interest in joining include the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain, Indonesia and others.

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