President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes issues related to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s possible visit to South Africa will be resolved before the country hosts the Brics summit in August.
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told journalists on Wednesday the importance of the summit was being overshadowed by the controversy over Putin’s attendance and possible arrest if the country executes the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court earlier this year.
“There is nothing in the president’s view that will overshadow the summit and its significance and the president will not allow anything to undermine the intended objectives of the summit. There are engagements at various levels to find a resolution to the matter which Magwenya said was “quite complex” for South Africa.“We do have a slight challenge with respect to Russia which we are hoping to have resolved by the time the date of the summit comes and those issues the president is fairly comfortable that will be resolved prior to the summit so that we can focus on the summit and less so on the issues impacting one country.
South Africa emphasises concrete co-operation that contributes both directly and indirectly to the priorities of a better South Africa, a better Africa and a better world through its partnership with key players of the global south on issues related to global governance and its reform and development, he said.
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