Jan 1, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Cairo.
Egypt's membership in the BRICS activated on Monday, which was
welcomed by Russia, current chair of the group, and that expressed desire to
continue cooperation for deepening partnership and accomplishing many
achievements.
In August, South Africa, BRICS' former chair, invited Egypt, Argentine, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, and Ethiopia to be full members during the group's 15th summit.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi appreciated the confidence of BRICS member
states after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the BRICS
Club of Emerging Nations would welcome six new members, including Egypt, at the
start of 2024.
“I value the declaration by the BRICS group to invite Egypt to join its
membership as of January 2024. We appreciate the confidence of all BRICS member
states with whom we share robust relations,” said President El-Sisi on
Thursday.
“We look forward to cooperating and coordinating with them (the member
states), and with the other countries invited to join the bloc, to achieve its
goals of strengthening economic cooperation among us, and raise the voice of
the Global South with regard to the various issues and development challenges
we encounter to promote the developing countries’ rights and interests,” the
president added.
Egypt Today
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