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Saudi Arabia officially begins membership of BRICS bloc

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has officially begun its membership of the BRICS bloc, Al-Ekhbariya TV reported on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister had said in August that the Kingdom would study the details before the proposed Jan. 1 joining date and take “the appropriate decision.”

Prince Faisal bin Farhan had said BRICS was “a beneficial and important channel” to strengthen economic cooperation.

Courtesy: arabnews

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