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In 2022, Argentina formally submitted an application for BRICS membership under Alberto Fernández's government. Argentina was invited to join at the subsequent 2023 summit, but the country declined the offer to join the bloc in the aftermath of pro-Western Javier Milei's victory in that year's presidential election. [18]
The BASIC countries (also Basic countries or BASIC) are a bloc of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – formed by an agreement on 28 November 2009. The four committed to act jointly at the Copenhagen climate summit , including a possible united walk-out if their common minimum position was not ...
On 6 January 2025, Indonesia joined BRICS officially as a full member, [73] making it the first Southeast Asian state to join the bloc, as well as the 10th member of BRICS. Jakarta's bid got the green light from the bloc in 2023, but the Southeast Asian country asked to join following the presidential election held in 2024.
Six new BRICS countries were invited during the 2023 summit last August. Among those invited only Argentina declined to join, following the election of a new far-right administration.
The 2023 BRICS summit was the fifteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. [2] [3] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa also invited the leaders of 67 countries to the summit. [4]
Six new countries including Saudi Arabia have been invited to join the Brics bloc of developing nations, South Africa has announced, after three days of closed-door discussions between members.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have confirmed they are joining the BRICS bloc after being invited last year, South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on ...
NOT included yet: Algeria, Nigeria, Turkey, Vietnam (did not respond to confirm status, up to December 2024) BRICS candidates - Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Syria (though status unclear after civil war) and Venezuela (though Brazil blocked candidacy as of 2024).