More than 40 countries have already confirmed their participation in the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, which will take place in two days, where many African leaders and representatives of international organizations will attend, while no Western leader has been invited.
South Africa, which holds the rotating chairmanship of the BRICS, will host the 22th WTO Summit, which will take place from August 24 to <>.In this report, “Sputnik” updated the participants and the agenda of the summit.
Member States
The summit will be attended by the heads of state or government of the five member states – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend in person. The Russian delegation is to be led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.While
Russian President Vladimir Putin, via video technology, where the Kremlin master will deliver a speech on August 23.
Source: Sputnik