Cape Town – All is set for the 15th Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg later this month.
Taking place from 22 to 24 August, the government has confirmed its readiness to host the summit, having concluded various outreach programmes in different sectors and communities.
“Cabinet was apprised that it is all systems go in terms of South Africa’s readiness to host the 15th BRICS Summit. The last of the BRICS Ministerial Meetings – the BRICS Ministers of Agriculture Meeting – is currently underway, while the Ministerial Meetings of Foreign Affairs, Security, Trade, Industry, Education, Science, Labour, Communications, Health, and Urbanisation Forum have concluded their reports for the Leaders’ Summit.
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“These engagements provided governments, organisations, experts and academics from the BRICS nations an opportunity to discuss issues of mutual interest that will enable informed decision-making during the Brics Summit,” Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said this week.
In a recent bilateral meeting during the Russia-Africa Summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed ways to boost trade and Russian investments in South Africa.
The Russia-Africa Summit focused on enhancing cooperation in politics, security, economics, and humanitarian issues.
“This summit adopted the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan, which focuses on strengthening cooperation in areas of politics and security, economics, humanitarian matters, and interests of mutual benefit and prosperity.
“On the sidelines of the summit, African Heads of State and Government, who are part of the African Peace Initiative on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, held follow-up talks with President Putin on the previously discussed confidence-building measures that will create conditions for a negotiated settlement to ending the war,” Ntshavheni said.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
