BRICS Gain Global Influence as South Africa Joins, Medvedev Says
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South Africa’s presence alongside four other leading emerging economies for the first time tomorrow at a summit in China shows the growing influence of the BRICS nations, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
“This organization has evolved into a new and highly important international format,” Medvedev said in an interview with Chinese state channel CCTV released late yesterday. It allows Brazil, Russia, India, China and now South Africa “to forge a common position by major, fast-growing countries” at a summit in China.