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South Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) foreign ministers’ meeting hosted by South Africa in New York on Thursday.
Detailed explanation-2: -South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit at Durban in late August 2023.
Detailed explanation-3: -Concerning a BRICS expansion, Lavrov stated that Algeria, Argentina, and Iran had all applied, while it is already known that Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt and Afghanistan are interested, along with Indonesia, which is expected to make a formal application to join at the upcoming G20 summit in Bali.
Detailed explanation-4: -As it assumes the chair of BRICS in 2023 to host the 15th summit, South Africa prepares for a critical role. The world has suffered repeated waves of chaos and uncertainty since the year 2020 when Covid-19 was declared a pandemic.