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By Rhod Mackenzie

Argentine President Javier Milei has officially refused to join BRICS, an organisation that will be chaired by Russia in 2024. The new Argentine leadership has already taken a number of anti-Russian steps, declaring that it will develop relations with "liberal democracies". What...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The new Argentinian authorities are presently undecided about whether to join the BRICS alliance of major non-Western countries.
BRICS remains open to aid developing economies and protect their interests. Wang Wenbin, the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry,...

By Thomas Lethoba

The 15th BRICS Summit saw leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa reach a consensus to ramp up efforts of expanding the bloc of nations, with the announcement of six additional countries.

In a move aimed at changing the world order, a five-nation group of emerg...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Argentinian president- elect Javier Milei's team, responsible for international relations, is examining whether the country should join BRICS. Analysts consulted by the team claim that this represents an opportunity for Argentina rather than a risk.

While a final decision h...

By Rhod Mackenzie

If Argentina severs ties with Brazil and China, as proclaimed by the ultra-libertarian Javier Milei, who was elected as the country's president last Sunday, this would amount to the gravest error in Argentine diplomatic history.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's official spokespers...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Argentina has no plans to to take up its invitation to join BRICS on January 1, this was confirmed by Diana Mondino, a senior economic adviser to the country's president-elect, Javier Milei, in an interview with Sputnik Brazil on Monday.

The invitation to join BRICS was approve...