Brazilian President announced his desire to discuss the BRICS agenda personally with Putin
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he would like to personally discuss global issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit. Lula da Silva spoke about this in an interview with the Sunday Times.
“Lavrov is a very important and experienced diplomat, but it would be very important for Russia to take part in this meeting with their president. We are going to discuss important global issues, such as peace and the fight against inequality, and I would very much like to have the opportunity to discuss them personally with President Putin,” noted Brazilian President (quote from Globo).
The BRICS summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will be held in Johannesburg (South Africa) on August 22-24. South African Foreign Ministry spokesman Nelson Kgwete informedthat the leaders of more than 40 countries will take part in the event. The summit will be held in person for the first time in three years. Now 23 countries have applied to join the BRICS. Beijing supports the expansion of the “five” and the accession of new partners to it, the press service of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took a similar position.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the summit via video link. Directly on the site, Moscow will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov emphasizedthat Russia will take “full participation in this summit.”
August 7 in the press service of the Brazilian leader to Vedomosti confirmedthat Lula da Silva will attend the BRICS summit in South Africa.
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