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The expansion of BRICS grouping from five to 10 member countries has successfully pushed it onto the fast track of becoming a "Greater BRICS" cooperation mechanism. Riding the momentum of deepening Global South solidarity this year, countries from all over Asia and even beyond have applied to join the grouping, indicating the wide recognition of its more prominent role on the world stage and its growing international clout. With the 16th BRICS summit, which is scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia, from Oct 22 to 24, drawing near, a number of countries have expressed their desire to join the grouping, demonstrating the mechanism's growing appeal. The upcoming summit in Kazan, themed "Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security", will be the first summit after BRICS' expansion from five to 10 members last year, when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia were admitted at the Johannesburg summit as new BRICS members, effective on Jan 1
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