CNN: The purpose of BRICS is to counter Western influence

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The website of the CNN Arabic news network, this Sunday, in a news report, addressed the reaction of an Emirati politician to the recent summit of the "BRICS" group in South Africa and wrote: "The main goal of this summit is to confront it was influenced by the West.
 
CNN Arabic wrote: Emirati academic [and politician] Abdul Khaliq Abdullah wrote on the social network "X" (former Twitter): Three oil countries, namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, produce sixteen million barrels of oil daily and six hundred billion They have barrels of crude oil. They are now members of BRICS.
 
Abdullah added: "China, India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa have also decided to abandon the dollar and trade oil with their national currency. Now, America, what can you do?
 
BRICS is the name of a group of countries with emerging and growing economies. This name is derived from the first letters of the English names of the member countries namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In the recent summit, which was hosted by South Africa and was held in the shadow of the fierce confrontation between Russia and China with America and Europe, six countries' membership requests were accepted. By 2024, the six countries of Iran, Argentina, Ethiopia and the three Arab countries of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt will be added to this group.
 
CNN Arabic wrote: The UAE and Saudi Arabia joining the group, in order to add their financial strength to the new development bank (BRICS Bank), to face the International Bank and the International Monetary Fund [which are dominated by the dollar and the United States. have] is very important. This was the main topic during the recent BRICS summit; It means confronting the influence of the West. Especially since this was a victory for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said, "This is a historic development. This shows the determination of BRICS to unite and cooperate with developing countries, which meets the demands of the international community.
 
On Tuesday, 31 Asad, for three days, the city of Johannesburg, South Africa hosted the 15th meeting of the leaders of the BRICS group as well as the BRICS+ meeting, where the heads of 70 countries of the world were invited to the BRICS+ meeting. On Thursday, the second day of the spike, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that six new members, including Iran, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Ethiopia, have been invited to this group.