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🇷🇺🇿🇦 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is greeted by Foreign Minister of South Africa Dr Naledi Pandor on the premises of the South African Mission at the UN ahead of the BRICS Ministerial on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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Presidents Vladimir Putin and @CyrilRamaphosa during bilateral talks in Saint Petersburg.
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Presidents Vladimir Putin and @CyrilRamaphosa during bilateral talks in Saint Petersburg.
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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions at the news conference following the BRICS Summit (Johannesburg, August 24, 2023)
💬 The BRICS Summit is over. President Vladimir Putin took part in the summit via videocall. I was instructed to represent our country here on site.
<...> Six countries [Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, and Egypt] will be able to fully contribute to our efforts within BRICS effective January 1, 2024.
BRICS Plus is already underway. We have invited over 60 countries that are interested in developing relations with our association in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format and partner countries. This is a new format that was endorsed at the summit.
On explosive expansion of BRICS
💬 I believe that it stems from the fact that countries willing to forge closer ties with the five BRICS nations have a keen understanding of the deep-running international processes. They exposed the West in its relentless efforts to preserve its hegemony at any cost.
The difference between BRICS and the G7 or other West-centric associations is that in those associations, everybody looks up to the US. Our association takes a completely different approach: every participant is equal to the others.
On #RussiaSouthAfrica relations
Our relations are excellent. <...> All the leading politicians in the Republic of South Africa remember the role that the Soviet Union played in their fight against apartheid as well as in the decolonisation of Africa; we appreciate that. <...> There is no doubt that we have good prospects.
On situation in Niger
💬 We must see the true causes of these government coups. What did Africa get from working with the West? The African continent does not get any added value. All the West wants are its resources.
We have had a different approach ever since the Soviet era. We sought to lay the foundation for industrial development, promote education and healthcare.
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💬 The BRICS Summit is over. President Vladimir Putin took part in the summit via videocall. I was instructed to represent our country here on site.
<...> Six countries [Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, and Egypt] will be able to fully contribute to our efforts within BRICS effective January 1, 2024.
BRICS Plus is already underway. We have invited over 60 countries that are interested in developing relations with our association in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format and partner countries. This is a new format that was endorsed at the summit.
On explosive expansion of BRICS
💬 I believe that it stems from the fact that countries willing to forge closer ties with the five BRICS nations have a keen understanding of the deep-running international processes. They exposed the West in its relentless efforts to preserve its hegemony at any cost.
The difference between BRICS and the G7 or other West-centric associations is that in those associations, everybody looks up to the US. Our association takes a completely different approach: every participant is equal to the others.
On #RussiaSouthAfrica relations
Our relations are excellent. <...> All the leading politicians in the Republic of South Africa remember the role that the Soviet Union played in their fight against apartheid as well as in the decolonisation of Africa; we appreciate that. <...> There is no doubt that we have good prospects.
On situation in Niger
💬 We must see the true causes of these government coups. What did Africa get from working with the West? The African continent does not get any added value. All the West wants are its resources.
We have had a different approach ever since the Soviet era. We sought to lay the foundation for industrial development, promote education and healthcare.
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🇷🇺🇿🇦 On June 10, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Naledi Pandor on the sidelines of the #BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Nizhny Novgorod.
The meeting focused on topical issues of bilateral strategical partnership, with an emphasis on expanding trade and economic cooperation. Both Parties expressed an interest in deepening political dialogue and reaffirmed their commitment to effective cooperation at the #UN, #BRICS, the #G20 and other international platforms.
The participants also discussed further opportunities for the contribution of South Africa and a number of other representatives of the Global South in finding solutions to the Ukraine crisis proceeding from the common understanding of the origins and causes of the crisis.
During the discussion on Middle East issues, concerns were raised about the ongoing escalation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation. Additionally, the Ministers considered some aspects of the current situation in Africa and Europe.
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The meeting focused on topical issues of bilateral strategical partnership, with an emphasis on expanding trade and economic cooperation. Both Parties expressed an interest in deepening political dialogue and reaffirmed their commitment to effective cooperation at the #UN, #BRICS, the #G20 and other international platforms.
The participants also discussed further opportunities for the contribution of South Africa and a number of other representatives of the Global South in finding solutions to the Ukraine crisis proceeding from the common understanding of the origins and causes of the crisis.
During the discussion on Middle East issues, concerns were raised about the ongoing escalation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation. Additionally, the Ministers considered some aspects of the current situation in Africa and Europe.
#RussiaSouthAfrica