STORY: BRICS expansion helps ensure fairer world: former Ethiopian diplomat
DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of South Africa
2. various of Teruneh Zenna
3. SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations
4. various of the BRICS Summit

STORYLINE:

Adding new members to the BRICS bloc of developing countries would give the group an impetus to implement its ideology of making the world "fairer and non-discriminatory," said Teruneh Zenna, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the UN.

SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations
"This is very important for BRICS to implement their cherished idea, their cherished ideology to make the world, the international order a just one which impresses all countries equally without discrimination. So, this is good for Africa, good for BRICS.
BRICS does not mean, it is simply there to fight as the Western power and others but even to cooperate, you need power, you need strength, you need energy, you need respect from others. To have that, you have to be strong."

At the just-concluded BRICS summit, six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, were officially invited to join BRICS. Their membership will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)