Pandor said one of the key values of the Brics summit was inclusion.
Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor during a press briefing at the Department of International Affairs, 16 March 2020, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor hailed South Africa for hosting theThe summit held at the Sandon Convention Centre from 22 to 24 August 2023 drew over 60 heads of states.members, Brazil, India and China attended the summit in South Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not appear in person due to an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
During the summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the bloc had adopted the Johannesburg Declaration 2, inviting Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran,
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