New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. One the important highlights of his visit will be bilareal talks with various leaders / delegates, including an expected one with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a special report by Sandeep Dixit in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says
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Prime Minister Modi was confident that the BRICS Summit would provide a useful opportunity for its members to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutional development.
“We value that BRICS has become a platform for discussing and deliberating on issues of concern for the entire Global South, including development imperatives and reform of the multilateral system,’’ he added.
This summit would provide an opportunity for BRICS to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutional development, he said.
“Leaving for South Africa to take part in the BRICS Summit being held in Johannesburg. I will also take part in the BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue events. The Summit will give the platform to discuss issues of concern for the Global South and other areas of development,’’ PM Modi posted on X.
The PM said he was looking forward to interacting with leaders of several guest countries that have been invited to participate in this event. “I also look forward to holding bilateral meetings with some of the leaders present in Johannesburg,” he said.
The PM is visiting Johannesburg from August 22 to 24. It will be the first in-person BRICS Summit comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, since 2019.
The PM will then travel to Athens which, he noted, would be his first visit to this ancient land.
“I have the honour to be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece after 40 years,’’ he said.
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