Saudi Arabia appreciates BRICS' invitation, will take 'appropriate decision'
Agreement on expansion could also lend global clout to BRICS at a time when geopolitical polarization is spurring efforts by Beijing and Moscow to forge it into a viable counterweight to the West.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 23, 2023(photo credit: RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated:
