South Africa says five countries confirm they are joining BRICS
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have confirmed they are joining the BRICS bloc after being invited last year, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday.
The five countries were extended invitations along with Argentina at a summit in August in Johannesburg to join the bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa. Members say the move would help reshuffle a world order they view as outdated.
Argentina has since declined the invitation to join.
“With respect to the BRICS confirmations, five out of the six have confirmed. That is Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia, Iran … and Egypt,” Pandor told a news conference on Wednesday.
“Argentina has written to indicate that they will not act on this successful application by the previous administration to become full members of BRICS, and we accept their decision.”
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GUNS N GEAR
So the country that agreed to sell oil strictly in the dollar is now officially a member of the largest geopolitcal bloc on the planet. A bloc that is 100% a foreign enemy of the USA.
The real question I have is after the dollar has been kneecapped, will it be our domestic regime that calls in the peacekeepers, or a foreign controlled rump regime who gives them all those shiny new AK-103s? Or.. is there even a difference?
None of these candidates are saying a single word about this, or about how much trouble the dollar and its world reserve currency status is in.