On A Visit To Saudi Arabia South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Confirms Reports That The Kingdom Wants To Jon BRICs

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Saudi Crown Prince Salman (Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry)  

Times Now: Ramaphosa confirms Saudi Arabia wants to join Brics family 

Saudi Arabia has expressed its interest in joining the Brics bloc. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his two-day state visit to the kingdom on Sunday. 

“The Crown Prince (prime minister Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud) did express Saudi Arabia’s desire to be part of Brics and they are not the only country,” said Ramaphosa. 

He confirmed this on Sunday during an engagement with the media.  

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Update #1: Saudi Arabia expresses desire to join BRICS family (The Citizen) 

Update #2: South African president says Saudi Arabia interested in joining BRICS (Trend News Agency)

WNU Editor: Saudi Crown Prince Salman personally invited the South African President. And unlike President Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia this summer, the Saudis pulled out all the "bells and whistles" for the South African President during his two day state visit to Saudi Arabia. 

A personal observation.

If Russia, a founding member of BRICs, was losing in Ukraine would Saudi Arabia want to join BRICs? Would Turkish President Erdogan want to be a part of Russia's natural gas hub? .... Is A De Facto Russia - Turkey Alliance Taking Shape?  (October 7, 2022). Would India push for joint military projects with Russia? .... India-Russia joint venture hopes for $5 billion in supersonic missile exports by 2025 (Reuters). 

In these situations I always wonder. What do they know that we do not?

Here is an easy prediction. When the Russia - Ukraine war is over, there will be a rush of many non-Western countries to join BRICs. And a decade or two after that, BRICs will be the world's dominant economic bloc, not the G7.