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The countries participating in the BRICS summit were keen to congratulate the new countries that will join the group, and they considered this as a great addition and impetus to an international group and consolidates faith in a multilateral world.
For his part, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that the BRICS countries have great influence and shoulder the responsibility to establish peace and stability around the world.
During the activities of the 15 BRICS summit, today, Thursday, Ping congratulated Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in addition to Ethiopia, Argentina and Iran, for joining the BRICS family as official members of this group, stressing that the expansion of membership is a historic event that shows the BRICS countries' dedication to cooperation and coordination with developing countries in order to meet the requirements of The international community and achieving the common interests of developing countries. According to the Middle East News Agency, Thursday
The Chinese president noted that this expansion will constitute a new starting point for cooperation between the BRICS countries. It will, in turn, lead to a new impetus within the BRICS mechanism, as well as to strengthen the work for world peace.
Earlier, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced the invitation of Egypt, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to be full members of the "BRICS" group.
"The new members will become part of BRICS from January 1, 2024," Ramaphosa said today.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the results of the 15th BRICS summit in his speech announcing the results of the summit at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg.
For his part, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the agreement of the "BRICS" group to include Egypt, Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the group.
In a speech before the BRICS summit, which is currently being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Modi congratulated those countries, government and people, for joining the group, expressing his confidence that with these countries, we will be able to inject new momentum and energy into BRICS cooperation.
He stressed that adding new members to BRICS will aim to strengthen it as a group and organization, and it will give new impetus to joint efforts, noting that this will contribute to strengthening the faith of many countries around the world in a multilateral world.