Iran president arrives in South Africa to attend 15th BRICS summit

The Iranian president has arrived in the South African capital, Pretoria, to attend the 15th summit of BRICS, a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Ebrahim Raisi’s visit comes at the invitation of his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa.

During his trip, the Iranian president will attend and deliver a speech at the BRICS event which brings together 70 heads of state. The summit meeting will be held in Johannesburg.

He is also scheduled to sit down with a number of the world leaders taking part in the summit.

Iran has officially applied for joining BRICS.

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