Argentina’s Foreign Minister, Santiago Cafiero, said: DEA NewsThat Argentina’s entry into the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) creates great opportunities for the development of the country’s foreign trade. He noted that participating in this organization, which also includes countries with important trade partners of Argentina, presents an interesting challenge and an opportunity to increase exports.
The BRICS summit was held from 22-24 August in Johannesburg, where the leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa met. Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, while Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the summit via video conference.
During the summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa formally invited Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to join the BRICS. He said that the full membership of these countries to the BRICS will begin on January 1, 2024.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the expansion of the BRICS. The United States invites other countries to choose their partners and alliances with which they wish to cooperate. About it in an interview said US State Department official who requested anonymity.
Formerly Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs named BRICS mission.