Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The much anticipated BRICS Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on August 22-24, is now being held in hybrid mode, after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he would be attending the Summit virtually. Russia will be represented in person by Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
Will this hybrid mode lead to PM Modi considering to attend it virtually too? Could be a possibility now, say sources. “Sometimes when an event is in hybrid mode, some participants opt for the virtual mode. Can’t say yet if Modi will attend the Summit in-person,” said sources.
The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting took place virtually on Thursday. It was attended by External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar and his counterparts from China, South Africa, Russia and Brazil.“Nearly 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of nations,” said South African diplomat Anil Sooklal on Thursday.
Apart from the 22 countries that had formally asked to join, many countries including those from Global South are keen to become BRICS members. Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Cuba, Congo, Comoros, Gabon and Kazakhstan have expressed interest.
Meanwhile, going back to the BRICS Summit that is being held next month, a lot of speculation around President Putin’s attending it in person was laid to rest on Wednesday. “President Putin will take part in the BRICS Summit via a video conference. His participation will be full-fledged. Lavrov will attend in person,’’ said Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday.
Comment & counterGerman Vice-Chancellor Robert Haeck, who is visiting India, stirred up an hornet’s nest after he urged democracies worldwide to be clear in their political position on denouncing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Denis Alipov, Russia’s Ambassador to India, replied that Haeck would do better if he concentrated on India-Germany relations as he was supposed to.
NEW DELHI: The much anticipated BRICS Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on August 22-24, is now being held in hybrid mode, after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he would be attending the Summit virtually. Russia will be represented in person by Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
Will this hybrid mode lead to PM Modi considering to attend it virtually too? Could be a possibility now, say sources. “Sometimes when an event is in hybrid mode, some participants opt for the virtual mode. Can’t say yet if Modi will attend the Summit in-person,” said sources.
The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting took place virtually on Thursday. It was attended by External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar and his counterparts from China, South Africa, Russia and Brazil.
“Nearly 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of nations,” said South African diplomat Anil Sooklal on Thursday.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Apart from the 22 countries that had formally asked to join, many countries including those from Global South are keen to become BRICS members. Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Cuba, Congo, Comoros, Gabon and Kazakhstan have expressed interest.
Meanwhile, going back to the BRICS Summit that is being held next month, a lot of speculation around President Putin’s attending it in person was laid to rest on Wednesday. “President Putin will take part in the BRICS Summit via a video conference. His participation will be full-fledged. Lavrov will attend in person,’’ said Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday.
Comment & counter
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Haeck, who is visiting India, stirred up an hornet’s nest after he urged democracies worldwide to be clear in their political position on denouncing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Denis Alipov, Russia’s Ambassador to India, replied that Haeck would do better if he concentrated on India-Germany relations as he was supposed to.
