BRICS has formally expanded its alliance, including 13 new nations as accomplice international locations, although not as full members.
The announcement was made throughout the BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024.
The 2024 summit, themed “Strengthening Multilateralism for Truthful World Improvement and Safety,” marked the sixteenth annual gathering of the bloc, with a deal with enhancing financial integration with key rising nations.
A submit on X (former Twitter) from the bloc on Thursday learn, “BRICS formally provides 13 new nations to the alliance as accomplice international locations (not full members).”
The international locations are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of International Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe on Thursday confirmed to The PUNCH Nigeria as a accomplice in BRICS.
“Sure. It’s true that Nigeria joined BRICS as a accomplice,” he stated.
BRICS, initially an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, expanded in 2010 to incorporate South Africa, thus forming BRICS.
The group has since added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as full members earlier in 2024, all of whom attended this yr’s summit as full members.
The organisation goals to foster commerce, funding, growth, safety, and cooperation amongst main rising market economies.
Nigeria’s inclusion as a accomplice nation aligns with earlier statements in November 2023 by International Minister Yusuf Tuggar, who expressed the nation’s intention to hitch BRICS as a full member inside the subsequent two years, leveraging its giant financial system and inhabitants