New Delhi, 22 August (HS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for South Africa this morning to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. He will attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
For the first time since 2019, leaders of the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—will appear on stage. This will be the first BRICS summit to be held in person after the emergence of global sanctions due to the Corona pandemic.
He may also meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Johannesburg. Africa Outreach and the BRICS Plus Dialogue will be held after the conference. It will include other countries invited by South Africa. Prime Minister Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present in Johannesburg. The Prime Minister will visit Greece on August 25.
Before starting the visit to the two countries, Prime Minister Modi said in a statement, ‘I will be in South Africa from August 22–24 at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa to participate in the 15th BRICS summit to be held in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of South Africa. I will be on tour. I am also looking forward to bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present in Johannesburg. I will visit Athens on August 25 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. This will be my first visit to this ancient land. I have the honour of being the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece after 40 years.’
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