“Given the current international situation, this issue will be addressed during the upcoming meeting of the bloc’s leaders,” the ministry said, referring to the summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 22-24, RT reported.
“We officially applied to join the BRICS group, we sent a letter asking to be shareholder members in the bank ... Algeria's first contribution in the bank will be USD 1.5 billion,” An-Nahar Al-Jadid quoted Tebboune as saying.
Indian Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor held a meeting with Kaluga region Governor Vladislav Shapsha on the sidelines of the BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine.
“BRICS countries now form one of the world’s most important economic blocs, representing more than one quarter of global GDP which stands at 31.5 per cent and 16 per cent of the world trade and 43 per cent of the world population,” MoS Lekhi said.
"On July 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in an extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers via video conference. "Topical issues pertained to preparation of the upcoming XV BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 were discussed as well," the Russian Embassy
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers virtual summit, focussing on the annual summit in South Africa next month.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his speech at the BRICS Summit via video conference, he will properly take part in the event, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said on Wednesday, "By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit but the Russian Federation will be represented by foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.”
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that his country would risk ‘war’ with Russia if it arrested Russian President Vladimir Putin at a diplomatic summit in Johannesburg next month, New York Times reported.
"Under the leadership of our Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, through Samagra Shiksha, we requested all the states and union territories to use the fund to have the virtual lab or digital lab, so that the format given by the digital education will be enjoyed," Ranjan told ANI.