Leaders of the BRICS Five countries and partners of the organization will gather for a summit in Johannesburg on August 22. The meetings will last three days, until August 24.
According to a South African diplomatic source, more than 60 states have been invited to participate in the discussions, including African countries and countries that have applied to join the association.
The program of the meetings has not been officially presented yet, but earlier it was stated that the central topics of the summit will be the criteria for potential BRICS expansion, as well as the strengthening of local currencies within the bloc and the development of a common payment system.
Russia will be represented at the summit by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (he will attend the meeting in person) and President Vladimir Putin, who will participate in the summit via videoconference. Brazil will be represented by President Lula da Silva, India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and China will be represented by its leader Xi Jinping. The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will serve as Chairperson.
The UN delegation has also confirmed its participation.
“UN Secretary General Guterres has gladly accepted the invitation to the BRICS summit in South Africa” – spokesman Dujarric said. “He intends to use his participation to deliver a number of important messages,” he added.
Meanwhile, French leader Emmanuel Macron, who has repeatedly expressed his desire to join the forum, did not receive an invitation.
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