Expanding BRICS group to be topic high on agenda at upcoming summit, Russia says

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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that expanding the BRICS group of nations would be a topic high on the agenda of the group’s upcoming summit in South Africa on Aug. 22-24. BRICS’ current members are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa said last month that more than 40 other nations had expressed interest in joining the grouping, which seeks to offset the perceived hegemony of the U.S.-led West in global affairs. “This is a very important topic because we see that more and more countries are making statements about their intention of joining BRICS,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...