Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday that discussions are underway regarding the criteria and procedure for the expansion of the BRICS grouping.
“We officially applied to join the BRICS group, we sent a letter asking to be shareholder members in the bank ... Algeria's first contribution in the bank will be USD 1.5 billion,” An-Nahar Al-Jadid quoted Tebboune as saying.
Moscow [Russia], July 18 (ANI): Nigeria is not against becoming a member of the BRICS group, Nigerian Ambassador to Russia Abdullahi Shehu said in an interview with Sputnik, adding that it is "quite realistic" in the future.
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Iran and Argentina have applied to join the BRICS grouping, that account for more than 40 per cent of the world's population and about 26 per cent of the global economy, media reports said.
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Member countries of the BRICS grouping on Thursday issued a declaration stating that they discussed the situation in Ukraine and supported the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow.
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): For the first time, the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping is expected to begin an expansion process to include new developing country members, according to the Chinese government.
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): National security advisors of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping began on Tuesday under India's chairship.
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): India has stressed on harmonization of regulation to standardize traditional medicinal products amongst the five countries of the BRICS grouping.
Moscow [Russia], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The fifth energy ministers' meeting of the BRICS group of countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will take place on Wednesday under Russia's presidency in the association.