Pretoria, August 22 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday to participate in the 15th BRICS Summit, to be held in Johannesburg until the 24th, in his capacity as current president of the G77 and China.

The official intervention of the Cuban president will take place, according to the program, on Thursday, the 24th, at the Brics Plus Dialogue, which, together with the Brics Africa Outreach, includes nations from the Global South and the African continent.

During his stay in South Africa, Díaz-Canel will be accompanied by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Public Health Minister José Ángel Portal Miranda and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Ana Teresita González Fraga, among others.

As previously informed by South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invited international leaders such as the Secretary General of the United Nations, the President of the African Union Commission, the President of the New Development Bank, and leaders of the African Regional Economic Communities.

In addition, the heads of African financial organizations, the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, and Executive Director of the African Union Development Agency.

Prior to his stay in South Africa, Díaz-Canel paid an official visit to the Republic of Angola, where, among other activities, he held a meeting with his counterpart João Lourenço, and was received at the National Assembly.

Subsequently, as announced by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President will pay official visits to the Republic of Mozambique and Namibia.