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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi prior to the 13th Meeting of BRICS in Johannesburg in South Africa. The Chinese diplomat is meeting with top officials in several countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Turkey.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi prior to the 13th Meeting of BRICS in Johannesburg in South Africa. The Chinese diplomat is meeting with top officials in several countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Turkey. He will be in Johannesburg on 24 and 25 July for the 13th meeting of the BRICS group of fast-growing economies.
South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS, a grouping of emerging economies that also includes Brazil, Russia, India, and China to challenge the dominant US and European-led global governance structures. A summit of the bloc’s leaders will take place next month. Wang’s visit to Africa comes as Beijing seeks to increase its presence in Africa. The BRICS meeting attracted considerable media attention because of the earlier reported news of Russian President Vladimir Putin physically attending the summit in the backdrop of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him. The speculation of his arrest was put to rest with the announcement that Putin will be attending the summit virtually.
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The other important development is the reported decision of Russia not to roll over the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was brokered with the help of the UN and Turkey that allowed the import of grains from Ukraine destined mainly for African countries. Putin said that it would allow the passage of ships through the Black Sea only when Russia’s demand for the export of food and fertilizers is allowed.
