Algeria Reportedly Applies for BRICS Membership

15:01 GMT, 7 November 2022

Evgeny Mikhaylov

The president of the North African nation previously said that Algeria may be interested in joining the bloc, adding that it largely meets the conditions for entering BRICS.

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"Algeria [has] made an official application to join BRICS," media reported, citing Foreign Ministry special envoy Leila Zerrouki.

This comes after Iran and Argentina earlier this year also announced they were seeking membership in the group. Moreover, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand noted that Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia may "very soon" follow them in applying.

BRICS is an informal association of major developing economies that was formed in 2006 to enhance cooperation between the member nations and elaborate common approaches to global economic challenges. The countries in the bloc represent around 40 percent of the global population and around a quarter of the world’s GDP.