India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining BRICS

• India on Monday welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time a key meeting of the grouping hosted by Russia.

Highlights:

• “A significant meeting for the extension of the BRICS family.
• India wholeheartedly welcomes the new membership,” the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said.
• The meeting was the first ministerial meeting following BRICS expansion in 2023 when Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE joined Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as full-fledged BRICS members.
• The ministers reiterated their commitment
  • to multilateralism and upholding international law.
  • They voiced their support for a comprehensive reform of the UN, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient.

Prelims Takeaway:

• BRICS
• UNSC