BRICS Summit In Johannesburg: Six New Nations Including Saudi Arabia & Iran Invited To Join

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to formally join the China- and Russia-led BRICS group of emerging economies on Thursday, bolstering the group’s clout as it asserts itself as a viable challenger to the Western hegemony that has dominated global affairs for centuries.

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[Guohua-yq]

The more nations join the BRICS will give international peace ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[thomywub]

WOW ! Proud to be BRICS from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 . Thanks BRICS 🙏

[andrew.alonzo]

BRICS aims to create a new gold-backed currency, leveraging gold's historical value. Its feasibility within the global financial system and widespread acceptance remain uncertain, contingent on economic, political, and logistical factors. Decisions regarding this new currency would involve complex considerations.

[JamesKCOXN]

This spells trouble for the US no matter how much you'd like it not to. Trying to make the point that these countries are somehow irrelevant economically is foolish. Saudi Arabia and Venezuela are major petrol producers, and China and India make everything else. How could it not be ruinous for the US, who uses the power of money printing to carry on? It was foretold and it's paying out just as it was predicted that it would. People need to start listening to those folks that have been correct in their predictions and stop listening to talking heads that haven't been correct about anything, but instead tell people what they want to hear.

[johnfeng]

Warmly welcome Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia brothers to BRICS family! Together we will develop our countries to a higher level!

[davidmoss]

For those curious the following nomination and votes went as follows.
Brazil nominated Argentina- accepted
Russia nominated Egypt- accepted
India nominated Iran- accepted
China nominated Saudi Arabia and UAE-accepted
South Africa nominated Ethiopia- accepted

[kevhynaleks]

😅As a geographical member of the West, but hate unipolarity, I very much love to see how these new power centrum rising! As a hungarian I perhaps the only one who happy for this, because we fed up with the lecturer, suoerior characteristic of the West, and so nice to see their hegemonic power closing to it's end slowly but surely.

[NSHS]

Name the country’s in the Brics that respect human rights

[OneEyedOneHornedGian]

It is interesting to watch this shift in global power. It does seem like BRICS is growing quickly. Not gonna lie as an American I am concerned about the shift, but our nation has spent a lot of funds in deflating the value of our dollar and being on hostile terms with many nations across the globe. It's not surprising that nations may look for new ways to do trade.

[milionephrem]

It Is great to see that Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is a full member of BRICS.
If all African countries become members of BRICS, the hegemony of America and Europe will end.
The US dollar will also lose value.
Congratulation Ethiopia🇪🇹
Congratulation Egypt🇪🇬

[mmccarthy]

This pretty much means the end of US meddling in MENA and divide and conquer strategy with Iran and Saudi Arabia joining BRICS and jointly cooperating.

[fallencrow]

Poor macron wanted to go but got rejected, at night i can hear his cries from the other side of the atlantic.

[MusehanaH]

Welcome to all new members...all well chosen and deserved 🇿🇦

[mr_ğâďã___]

Most welcome to BRICS of new members IR of Iran 🇮🇷 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 Arab Republic of Egypt 🇪🇬 and Ethiopia 🇪🇹 I appreciate the good step of BRICS Organisation i want to BRICS more bigger than of nato New Asian world 🌏 will be coming superpowers 🎉👑

[christinanapolitano]

Why is mainstream media silent on this?

[helenaczekanska]

CONGRATULATIONS & WELCOME 🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾

[Thambichen-xkge]

MY BIG RED SALUTES MY PRIME MINISTER MR.MODIJI SIR AND ALL OF YOU. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ . GOD BLESS YOU ALL WORLD WIDE PEOPLE'S AND OTHERS. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. TJM 7.

[watermoo]

"الصين" وبريكس تتوسع بالتعاون التجاري والإقتصادي والتكنلوجي مع دول العالم .. لكن USA سمعتها أصبحت رديئه بسبب تدخلها العسكري في بعض مناطق العالم والمشاركه في صنع الأزمات والتوترات

[folajimibalepo]

You know we are living that organization right?
Best of luck.

[notinterested]

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