INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
leaders are meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that BRICS agreed to admit Iran,
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia as new members.The five current members are BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and
invited six states to become new members from January 1, 2024.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in South Africa to participate in the BRICS
social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Press TV reported.Chinese President Xi Jinping said the BRICS enlargement will inject new
video link at the closing news conference of the three-day summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his South African counterpart
for handling the summit and for his efforts to expand the bloc.Iran was among dozens of countries that had sought membership in BRICS and
submitted a formal application to join the economic bloc.
