Russian Foreign Minister arrives at BRICS Summit in South Africa

To attend the 15th BRICS Summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday. Lavrov will represent Russia in person at the BRICS Summit in place of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will participate in the summit via videoconference.

The Russian diplomat’s aircraft touched down at the South African Air Force facility in Waterkloof, just like on his trip to Pretoria in January.
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, will take part in the summit via videoconference. The Russian leader will brief the attendees on a variety of topics, including the goals of Russia’s association presidency in 2024.

According to local media, the South African government previously granted diplomatic immunity to all foreign attendees, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the nation. The document states that they are granted “immunity from personal arrest or detention, from the taking of their personal property, and, with respect to words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives, immunity from legal process of all kinds.”

The largest gathering of heads of state and government from the Global South in recent years will take place during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg from August 22–24.
The 15th BRICS Summit’s Johannesburg Declaration will include the final agreements, according to the Kremlin press office, as reported by Russian news agency TASS.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening, while the Chinese president Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula da Silva have arrived in Johannesburg.