President Ramaphosa will highlight to BRICS partners South Africa’s priorities for chairing the AU in 2020.

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President Ramaphosa Leads South African Delegates to 11th BRICS Summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a South African delegation to the 11th BRICS Summit to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 13 – 14 November 2019. BRICS is the association of the five major emerging countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – which together represent about 42% of the global population, 23% […]

By SAPeople Contributor
12-11-19 15:59
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President Ramaphosa will highlight to BRICS partners South Africa’s priorities for chairing the AU in 2020.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a South African delegation to the 11th BRICS Summit to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 13 – 14 November 2019.

President Ramaphosa will highlight to BRICS partners South Africa’s priorities for chairing the AU in 2020.

BRICS is the association of the five major emerging countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – which together represent about 42% of the global population, 23% of GDP, 30% of world territory and 18% of global trade.

The 11th BRICS Summit is hosted by the Federative Republic of Brazil, led by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro as the 2019 BRICS Chair. The summit is convened under the theme ‘BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’.

Brazil’s priorities for its 2019 BRICS chairship are innovation, fighting transnational crime, health and promoting trade and investment, with a focus on infrastructure development and possible public-private partnerships.

The summit will be preceded by the BRICS Business Forum, where Ramaphosa and other BRICS leaders will interact to strengthen and promote economic, trade, business and investment ties amongst BRICS members.

South Africa’s membership of BRICS enables SA to employ additional and powerful tools in its fight to address the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality.

These objectives are further realised through BRICS’ financial institutions like the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Africa Regional Centre (ARC).

President Ramaphosa will be accompanied by his spouse Dr Tshepo Motsepe; International Relations and Cooperation Minister Dr Naledi Pandor; Finance Minister Tito Mboweni; Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel; Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize and State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.

Due to simultaneous working visits out of the country by the President and the Deputy President, President Ramaphosa has in terms of Section 90(1)(b) of the Constitution designated the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to serve as Acting President from 12 – 15 November 2019.

Source: SAnews.gov.za