NEW DELHI Aug 3 Premier Indian Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BRICS summit in South Africa in person, the PM's office said following his conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. «August 24, 2023, and informed him about the preparations for it. The Prime Minister accepted the invitation and said that he was looking forward to his visit to Johannesburg to participate in the summit,» the message says. It is noted that during the conversation, the leaders of the countries positively assessed the progress in bilateral cooperation, including in the context of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations celebrated in 2023, and exchanged views on a number of regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Earlier The office of the President of South Africa said that the leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa will attend the BRICS summit, which will be held in person in Johannesburg on August 22-24, Russia will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin decided to participate in the BRICS summit via videoconferencing — this will be a full-fledged participation.
BRICS now unites Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. At least 19 countries have already expressed their desire to join the economic bloc, including Argentina, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.