Putin thanks Ramaphosa for work on Brics expansion

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the 15th BRICS Summit, via video link in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the 15th BRICS Summit, via video link in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Image: Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for handling the summit of the Brics group of nations and for his efforts to expand the bloc.

Brics has decided to invite six countries — Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — to become new members of the group, which now comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA.

Putin was speaking via video link at the closing news conference of the three-day summit held in Johannesburg.

Reuters

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