South Africa’s foreign minister Naledi Pandor made the comment as she met Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov at the beginning of his latest tour of African capitals
South Africa will join Russia in pushing for a “redesigned global order” in which a greater role is played by non-Western organizations such as the BRICS partnership, South Africa’s foreign minister says.
Russia more isolated than ever at G20 as Lavrov attempts to stave off declaration criticizing the war in Ukraine Mr. Lavrov said he discussed BRICS in detail with Ms. Pandor in their meeting. “We all agree that this structure is an example of truly multilateral and multipolar diplomacy, based on a search for a balance of interests,” he said.
Moscow is clearly launching a major push for African support this year. After visiting four African countries last July, Mr. Lavrov is visiting four more this month and another four next month. His current tour includes Angola, Botswana and Eswatini, and the tour next month is expected to include Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania.
She said her talks with Mr. Lavrov were “wonderful” and she described South Africa as a friend of Russia with a strengthening relationship. Mr. Lavrov, for his part, had only praise for South Africa and its stand on global issues.
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