The Presidency has dismissed as ramblings of 'noisy opposition parties' the EFF's call for BRICS leaders to boycott this month's summit in solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | khayakoko88
The EFF says BRICS nations should boycott the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Last month, the Presidency announced that Putin would attend the BRICS gathering at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng from 22 to 24 August to avoid his arrest in terms of an International Criminal Court But on Friday, the EFF announced that it had written to the embassies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, accusing the South African government of blocking Putin's summit attendance"under irrational pressure and bullying by the International Criminal Court".
But Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, however, said all heads of state would attend except Putin. Instead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent the country.
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