21 November 2024

BRICS: Russia Collects The Baton Of Leadership As South Africa Hosts Sherpas Meeting From November 30 To December 3, 2023 .

“The purpose of the meeting is to reflect on South Africa’s tenure as Chair of BRICS for the year 2023 and to prepare for a handover to the next Chair, the Russian Federation”, Mr Monyela explained, adding that South Africa’s term as BRICS Chair ends on 31 December 2023. and that the Russian Federation will take over on 01 January 2024.

BRICS: Russia Collects The Baton Of BRICS Leadership As South Africa Hosts BRICS Sherpas Meeting From November 30 To December 3, 2023 .

Russia Federation will be handed the batons of BRICS leadership by South Africa, come January 1, 2024, according to a piece of emerging information from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), hosting the event.

According to DIRCO spokesperson, Mr Clayson Monyela, all is now set for the memorable event which will be held at the famous Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel in Durban, South Africa when officially, all stage would be set for South Africa to draw the curtains and allow Russia Federation to take a new leadership initiative, taking over The BRICS Chairmanship.

South Africa’s leadership tenure ends on 31 December 2023 and the Russian Federation will take over on 01 January 2024.

 The event would be held at a glittering reunification confab, which would witness the inaugural presence of the new BRICS nations’ members who were admitted into the potential New World Order champions club, in last April’s BRICS conference in South Africa. The newly admitted nations are Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE and in a new solidarity salute to the World would fuse with the senior members which are  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) will host the Sixth BRICS Sherpas meeting from 30 November to 03 December 2023 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

“The purpose of the meeting is to reflect on South Africa’s tenure as Chair of BRICS for the year 2023 and to prepare for a handover to the next Chair, the Russian Federation”, Mr Monyela explained, adding that South Africa’s term as BRICS Chair ends on 31 December 2023. and that the Russian Federation will take over on 01 January 2024.

The countries that have been invited to join BRICS, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE) are all expected to participate in the Sherpas meeting.

Media Invitation to the event is as follows:

BRICS Sherpas Meeting

Date: 30 November 2023

Time: 09:00 (Media to cover opening remarks)

Venue: Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel

Extended BRICS Sherpas Meeting*

Date: 02 December 2023

Time: 09:00 (Media to cover opening remarks)

Venue: Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel

Media Briefing*

Date: 03 December 2023

Time: 12:00

Venue: Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel

Please RSVP by 15:00 on Monday, 27 November 2023: Maebaf@dirco.gov.za

Enquiries: Mr Clayson Monyela, Spokesperson for DIRCO, 082 884 5974

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

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460 Soutpansberg Road

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