{"id":238516,"date":"2023-07-03T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=238516"},"modified":"2023-07-03T06:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T05:05:06","slug":"ethiopia-submits-application-to-join-brics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-submits-application-to-join-brics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Submits Application to Join BRICS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRICS Group composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Jun. 30, 2023. Photo: Twitter\/@pueblopatriota<\/p><\/div>\n

The East African country, home of the African Union, expects a positive response to its application.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

30 Jun 2023 – <\/em>The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry reported that the African country has submitted a formal application to join the BRICS group of emerging economies.<\/p>\n

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Meles Alem said in statements to local media, “We have applied for membership, and we are expecting a positive response.”<\/p>\n

The country is a founding member of numerous global organizations such as “the United Nations, the African Union, and the Non-Aligned Movement,” the official said, noting the importance of Ethiopia joining BRICS for the sake of “securing our national interests.”<\/p>\n

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In this regard, the spokesman referred to the changing international situation and the evolution of international forces. Meles Alem said that in such a scenario, the country “will work to become a member of other international bodies.”<\/p>\n

country “will work to become a member of other international bodies.”<\/p>\n

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