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BRICS: Ghana's Parliament Gives Green Light to Formal Application
- Ghana’s Cabinet approved a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS economic and geopolitical bloc, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said.
- Ablakwa said Ghana sought India’s support and aimed to diversify its economic and diplomatic partnerships.
- Ablakwa said BRICS membership would provide Ghana with more economic options and increase cooperation within the Global South.
- India supported Ghana’s aspirations, but Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the wider BRICS group would need to consider the application.
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Ghana Cabinet clears BRICS bid as Jaishankar visits Accra
Ghana is one of Africa's politically and economically stable countries and among India's oldest partners in the continent. Jaishankar said India has "always been very sympathetic and supportive of Ghana's aspirations and goals", but pointed out that the BRICS bid is "an issue of collective consideration" for the bloc.
·India
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The announcement was made by the Foreign Minister of Ghana alongside the Indian counterpart. The bloc, created in 2009, has grown with countries of the Global South.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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South Africa joined shortly after the group was founded in 2009, and more recently Ethiopia, Iran and Indonesia joined.
·Warsaw, Poland
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