Rio de Janeiro – President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the XVII BRICS Summit.
He was accompanied by Minister within the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was obtained by the Secretary of Economic and Financial Affairs, Next Sherpa, Ambassador Philip Fox-Drummond Gough.
The two-day Summit, which takes place from at the moment, 6 July 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, serves as a political and diplomatic coordination discussion board for international locations from the Global South.
Brazil has an bold agenda for its BRICS presidency this yr, which incorporates tackling world challenges and strengthening financial and strategic cooperation.
BRICS member states are additionally anticipated to push again on U.S. tariff hikes that would destabilise economies across the globe.
However, new BRICS member Iran may use the summit to press for help in its resistance to U.S. and Israeli stress to desert its nuclear ambitions.
The absence of two of its most distinguished founding leaders, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, might put a damper on the summit.
