Cyril Ramaphosa: “the main goal of the BRICS is multilateral development”

Cyril Ramaphosa: “the main goal of BRICS is multilateral development”

ByThe Mwebantu Team

At the opening of the 15th edition of the group’s summit, which takes place from August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the main goal of BRICS is multilateral development .

Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President, receives a visit from his Brazilian counterparts Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents India and Foreign Minister of Russia. As for Vladimir Putin, he took part in the event using a videoconference.

In 2023, Pretoria takes over the rotating presidency of the group with the slogan: “BRICS and Africa: a partnership for joint accelerated growth, sustainable development and inclusive multilateralism”. The most crucial issue of the summit is the potential expansion of BRICS, including entry requirements and guiding principles.

BRICS and Africa

The BRICS summit, currently taking place in South Africa, brings together the leaders of the member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the summit by emphasizing multilateral development as the group’s key objective.

The summit recorded the visit of Brazilian counterparts Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as well as the participation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Russian Foreign Minister. Vladimir Putin also took part in the event via videoconference.

In 2023, Pretoria will assume the rotating presidency of the group. The slogan chosen for this presidency is: “BRICS and Africa: a partnership for joint accelerated growth, sustainable development and inclusive multilateralism”. A crucial aspect of the summit is the review of the potential expansion of BRICS, including entry requirements and guiding principles.

The Mwebantu Team
The Mwebantu Team

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