
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.
Brics held its first summit in 2009, with SA joining the following year. The bloc has generally been seen as an alternative to the dominance of the western economies.
"We did say that Brics having a summit next year under the chairship of South Africa in SA and the matter is going to be under consideration.
"A number of countries are making approaches to Brics members, and we have given them the same answer that it will be discussed by the Brics partners and thereafter a decision will be made."




Comment: Saudi Arabia is just the latest country to make its pivot towards the multipolar world abundantly clear, and so one wonders just which other countries are intent on ditching the West? The West which doesn't seem to be capable of offering their vassals any real benefits at all anymore, on the contrary, instead it seems to be clear that, on their way down, they intend to drag their 'partners' down with them.
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