Russia assumes chairmanship of economic bloc for 2024

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has called on the member states of the BRICS group of emerging economies to designate Israeli regime as a terrorist entity due to weeks of horrendous crimes it committed against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the leaders of BRICS group of emerging economies will hold an emergency virtual meeting to discuss the latest situation in Gaza amid Israeli genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The group can bypass the dollar, chipping away at Washington’s economic dominance, Marjorie Taylor Greene has said

Only nations that do not enforce sanctions against the group’s members can be admitted, Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov has said 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi delivered speech at the 15th summit of the BRICS group of countries held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran has hailed Iran's membership in BRICS group of growing economies saying this can cause the failure of western unilateralism.

Speaking with the President of Senegal, Mr Macky Sall, on Thursday evening local time on the sidelines of the 15th meeting of the BRICS in Johannesburg, South Africa, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi referred to the evolution of Iran's relations with African countries after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, and said, "Iran, unlike Western countries that only ...

On the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit, Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi met with the President of Brazil, Mr Lula da Silva, during which while expressing his satisfaction with the re-election of Mr Da Silva as the President of Brazil, he emphasised the further development of the relations between the two countries and the deepening of cooperation.

Upon his arrival in Tehran from his three-day trip to South Africa on Friday morning, Iran's President held a presser on his trip and achievements. 

Speaking on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Sumit during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said that Iran's membership in BRICS will strengthen the principled approaches of this group, including opposition to American unilateralism.

Speaking after announcing the official acceptance of the Islamic Republic of Iran's membership in the BRICS, Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi said, "Iran has unique capacities and is ready to participate in all three main areas of BRICS activities, i.e., political-security, economic-financial and social fields. Various strategic cooperations between Iran and ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has met with his Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sideline of the BRICS meeting in South Africa.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Tehran eyes expansion of ties and cooperation with the BRICS member states.

The BRICS groups of emerging economies has invited Iran and five other countries to join the bloc in a the meeting currently held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

BRICS has received many membership applications, including from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt

The bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has taken several steps towards reducing the share of the greenback in mutual settlements by boosting payments in members’ currencies. 

The bloc will discuss expansion at its summit in Johannesburg, with 23 countries eager to join, the British paper reports

However, the newspaper said, the idea of establishing a common currency or rejecting the dollar as such is not being discussed

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