The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) confirmed the presence of heads of state and authorities from 27 countries – including the Russian Vladimir Putin, who should attend online – at the BRICS meeting in Rio de Janeiro, on the 6th and 7th. Representatives of seven entities and international organizations were also confirmed.
They will attend the meeting: Li Qiang, Prime Minister of China; Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia; Narendra Damodardas Modi, Prime Minister of India; Prabowo Subiato, President of Indonesia; Seyed Abbas Aragchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister; and Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, who will participate online. The country sent the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Rio de Janeiro, Sergey Lavrov.
Prince Faisal Bin Farhan al Saud, Minister of Saudi Arabia Foreign Affairs are also confirmed; He Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa. The United Arab Emirates sent Prince of Abu Dhabi, Khalid Bin Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan.
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From Belarus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxim Ryzhenkov, participates. From Bolivia, President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora. From Cuba, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. From Kazakhstan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu. Of Malaysia and Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean), Prime Minister Anwar Bin Ibrahim. From Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From Thailand, Deputy Minister Jiraporn Sindhuprai. From Uganda, Vice President Jessica Epel. From Uzbekistan, the first vice president Sodiq Safoev. From Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. From Chile, President Gabriel Boric Font.
From Colombia and community of Latin American and Caribbean states, Ambassador Guillermo Rivera. From Kenya, Ambassador Andrew Karanja will be at the meeting. From Mexico, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramón de La Fuente. From Palestine, Ambassador Ibrahim Alzeben. From Türkiye, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. From Uruguay, President Yamandú Orsi Martínez.
Representatives of seven entities and associations were also confirmed: the African Union will send its president, the president of Angola, as well as the Asian Bank for Infrastructure Investment (AIIB), which will be represented by its president, Jin Liqun.
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The Latin America Development Bank (CAF) sent its president, Sergio Díaz-Granados. The New Development Bank (NDB) also sent its president, Dilma Rousseff.
The United Nations (UN) will be represented by its Secretary General, António Guterres. The World Health Organization (WHO), by Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Trade Organization (WTO) sent director general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
