Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS summit in Johannesburg set for next month, South Africa’s president confirms in a statement
South Africa's main opposition party filed papers in May with a local court requesting that its government arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he travels to the country for the upcoming BRICS summit [Sergey Ilyin/AFP]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit of BRICS countries in Johannesburg set for next month, South Africa’s president has confirmed in a statement. “By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the Summit but the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister, Mr Sergey Lavrov,” said a statement on Wednesday from the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
This March the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin, who was expected to attend the BRICS meeting on August 22-23. South Africa is a signatory to the Rome Statute, which established the court.
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