“Our leaders discussed yesterday about this (the expansion of the BRICS – ed.), based on the recommendations of the Foreign Ministers. There was a very extensive discussion, because the expansion must proceed from carefully considered positions. Today they continued the discussion and they reached a consensus on “Tomorrow morning they will have another meeting to finalize the list of countries, and then there will be a press conference tomorrow morning, where President Ramaphosa will formally announce the list of countries that all BRICS members have agreed to.” “said the sherpa. said.
Earlier, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said that the BRICS member states had reached an agreement on the principles for the enlargement of the association.
