Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that the government has decided to establish a special unit, which will deal with the issues of cooperation with BRICS and will include in its membership the relevant ministers and officials.
"It was agreed during today's meeting of the Council of Ministers to establish a BRICS unit in the council to deal with the files of cooperation with the BRICS grouping and include in its membership the relevant ministers and officials," said a statement issued by the Cabinet on Wednesday.
The statement noted that Madbouly spoke during the cabinet meeting about his participation on behalf of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the fifteenth BRICS summit, which was recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The prime minister praised "the announcement during the summit of Egypt's invitation to become a member of the grouping effective January 2024."
The 15th BRICS summit was held on August 22-24 in Johannesburg in the presence of the leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, while Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in this event via video and Moscow was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
During the summit, the BRICS group made a historic decision to approve the accession of new members to its ranks, namely Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Argentina.
On August 24, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency of South Africa, told Sputnik Africa that the accession of two African countries, Egypt and Ethiopia, to the bloc of the world's largest emerging economies will strengthen the voice of the African continent and its position at the international level.