Nine countries will join BRICS as partner states in January 2025, gaining limited participation rights, as outlined in the Kazan Declaration.
Nine countries are set to join BRICS as partner states in January 2025, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan will officially become partners from 1st January, as confirmed by TV BRICS. Ushakov noted these nations have expressed their willingness to gain this status, while responses are awaited from four additional countries.
While partner countries can make proposals, they will not participate in document approvals or voting. The BRICS states endorsed this partnership framework and welcomed broader interest in the Kazan Declaration of the XVI BRICS Summit, which outlined the list of invited states.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a 10% tariff on all BRICS member countries, claiming the bloc was "set up to hurt" the United States by undermining the dollar.
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran's energy and transport infrastructure in a social media post containing expletives on Sunday (5 April), as he seperately gave Iran a deadline of Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called an emergency defence council on Sunday (5 April) after powerful explosives were discovered near a pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary.
Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa overnight on Monday, killing three people, including a child, and damaging infrastructure, residential and administrative buildings, the regional governor said.
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