New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22 to 24 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit, as per an official announcement on Friday.
“This will be the first in-person BRICS Summit since 2019. The Summit will provide an opportunity to review progress of the initiatives launched by the grouping, and identify future areas of activity,” stated a press release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
PM Modi will visit Johannesburg, South Africa from 22-24 August 2023 to attend the 15th #BRICSSummit. The PM will make an official visit to Greece on 25 August at the invitation of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime… pic.twitter.com/Az9SwkZalu
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“Prime Minister will also participate in a special event ‘BRICS – Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue’ being organized after the BRICS Summit, which will include other countries invited by South Africa,” it goes on to say.
Following his visit to South Africa, the PM will pay an official visit to Greece on August 25. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Greece in four decades.
“This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Greece in 40 years. India and Greece enjoy civilizational ties, which have strengthened in recent years through cooperation in areas like maritime transport, defence, trade and investments and people-to-people ties. Prime Minister will hold talks with Prime Minister Mitsotakis to discuss ways to further deepen the relationship. He will also interact with business leaders from both countries, as well as with the Indian community in Greece,” reads the release by the MEA.