On the second day of 2024, Saudi Arabia officially announced its accession to BRICS.
Now the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula is a full member of the interstate association.
The announcement of the Kingdom’s entry into BRICS was published by Saudi Arabian state television.
It is noted that membership in the organization will have a positive impact on the country and will make its role in world politics more important.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received full membership in the BRICS organization, – MIA quotes from a state television report in a Middle Eastern country.
What other countries were invited to BRICS?
In the summer of 2023, the BRICS summit was held in South Africa. During the event, it was announced that six countries would be invited to join the association.
We are talking about Argentina, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
At this time, 5 countries were BRICS members: Brazil, India, the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa.
Previously, the newly inaugurated President of Argentina, Javier Miley, was reluctant to join BRICS.
