The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has partnered with the University of Limpopo for a public lecture on South Africa’s hosting of the 10th BRICS Summit.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has partnered with the University of Limpopo for a public lecture on South Africa’s hosting of the 10th BRICS Summit.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas meeting Cape Town on 6 February 2018 that the priorities identified by South Africa will help guide BRICS as it enters its second decade of existence. South Africa took over as Chair of BRICS on 1 January 2018 and will host the 10th BRICS Summit in July 2018.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, deliver the closing remarks at the First Meeting of the BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas, which is underway in Cape Town.
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Nomaindiya Mfeketo, will on Monday, 5 February 2018, deliver opening remarks at the First Meeting of the BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas. The meeting will take place in Cape Town.
South Africa and India convened the Foreign Office Consultations on 18 January 2018 in New Delhi, India. The Consultations form part of the structured mechanism which governs bilateral relations between the two countries. This mechanism comprises a Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) and the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).
Having established formal ties on 01 January 1998, the Republic of South Africa and the People's Republic of China have reached the important milestone on 1 January 2018 of 20 years of formal diplomatic relations.
The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA72) on 21 September 2017.