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Putin arrives in Johannesburg for 10th BRICS summit

Putin arrives in Johannesburg for 10th BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in South Africa. The presidential plane landed in the country’s main airport, named after South African politician and former President of the African National Congress Oliver …

BRICS and others

BRICS and others

10th BRICS summit will be held in Johannesburg on July 25-27

BRICS gains economic independence

BRICS gains economic independence

On Monday, September 4, during the summit in the Chinese city of Xiamen, BRICS countries adopted a joint declaration, in which they agreed to take a number of economic measures. In particular, heads of BRICS states decided to create a bond fund …

BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen

BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen

The BRICS summit has opened in China’s Xiamen on Monday as leaders of Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa convened for their first plenary session, TASS reports. The heads of states and governments attended an official …

Iran, South Africa discuss cooperation

Iran, South Africa discuss cooperation

A meeting between Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan and South African Minister of Defense and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula was held in Pretoria. …

Yevgeny Bazhanov: BRICS leaders call on the world to cooperate

Yevgeny Bazhanov: BRICS leaders call on the world to cooperate

The pentalateral meeting of the presidents of Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, which was held this weekend, showed the importance of the equal international cooperation to oppose domination attempts of one power center, the …

Iran can connect South Africa to Europe

Iran can connect South Africa to Europe

Iran can connect South Africa to the countries in Central Asia, Caucasus and Russia, as well as Eastern Europe through the North-South corridor, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, Trend reports. President Rouhani …

Naspers buys majority stake in Avito

Naspers buys majority stake in Avito

Africa’s Naspers bought 31%stake in Russian internet advertising company Avito, paying $846 million to Kinnevik. Thus, the media group increased its stake to 67.9%. Avito, which is the largest classifieds site in …

BRICS Youth Summit opened in Kazan

BRICS Youth Summit opened in Kazan

The BRICS Youth Summit, gathering more than 300 delegates, has opened today in Kazan. As part of its presidency of the BRICS association, Russia is launching a "youth dimension" interaction of the five largest countries in