Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during which they discussed international issues, according to the official website of the Russian leader, cited by TV BRICS.
The website indicated that the leaders of South Africa and Russia confirmed their mutual commitment to further developing a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and close cooperation in multilateral forums.
Putin and Ramaphosa last spoke by phone on August 7, and at that time, they discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation between Russia and South Africa.
During the talks with Mr Lula da Silva, interest in developing Russian-Brazilian dialogue and close cooperation within the BRICS bloc was confirmed.
(TV BRICS/NAN)