South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on Tuesday at a bilateral meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, that the South African government sees Russia as a valued ally for economic growth between both countries.
He disclosed this on the eve of the BRICS summit of emerging economies that will take place in the Russian city of Kazan.
“We continue to see Russia as a valued ally, as a valued friend who supported us right from the beginning, from the days of our struggle against apartheid,” Ramaphosa said, according to a clip of the two leaders’ meeting shared on social media by South Africa’s government news agency.
“We are going to have important discussions here in Kazan within the BRICS family,” the South African president added.
