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Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership

Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group, the country's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.

The bid follows Azerbaijan's expression of interest at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana in early July this year. During the summit, a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership was signed between Azerbaijan and China, with one of its provisions outlining Azerbaijan's intention to join the BRICS. China has endorsed Azerbaijan's application and pledged to support its entry into the group.

BRICS is an acronym of five major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Six other countries, namely, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officially joined the group last August, with their membership taking effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

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