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The 15th BRICS summit will take place from August 22-24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, which assumed the rotating BRICS presidency in January 2023.

Lavrov, BRICS Counterparts Discuss Preparations for Future Summit

© AP Photo / Nardus EngelbrechtRussian Foreign Minster, Sergey Lavrov, right, and his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor, left, at a meeting with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Russian Foreign Minster, Sergey Lavrov, right, and his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor, left, at a meeting with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, June 1, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 21.07.2023
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On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik that Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to participate in the BRICS summit via video-conference format, and Lavrov will also be present at the event.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed preparations for the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa with his counterparts in the group during an extraordinary meeting via video-conference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
"On July 20, the Russian foreign minister took part in an extraordinary meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers via video-conference. They discussed topical issues related to preparations for the XV BRICS Summit to be held in [the South African city of] Johannesburg from August 22-24," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part via videoconference in the ceremony of launching motor traffic on the federal highway M-4 Don on the bypass of the city of Aksai in the Rostov Region and the far western bypass of the city of Krasnodar in the Krasnodar Territory. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 20.07.2023
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The top diplomats also exchanged views on developing and strengthening the strategic partnership among members of the organization, as well as discussed plans for the institutional development of the association, the statement read.
BRICS unites the world's largest developing economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. A number of other countries intend to join the economic bloc, including Algeria, Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and others. South Africa, which assumed the rotating BRICS presidency in January, will host the 15th BRICS summit from August 22-24.
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