Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that during the three day BRICS Summit, a decison has been taken for the expansion of five member Bloc – BRICS. Mr Modi said that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE will now become full members of BRICS. In his address at a special event BRICS – Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue in Johannesburg today, the Prime Minister said that India has always supported the expansion of BRICS and has always believed that adding new members will strengthen BRICS as an organisation. He also expressed confidence that working together with these new members will give a new pace and energy to BRICS cooperation. Mr Modi pointed out that India always had a very close ties with all these countries.
