Presidential aide Maksim Oreshkin will lead the nation’s group in South Africa later this month
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed presidential aide Maksim Oreshkin as head of the delegation that can signify the nation on the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. Neither Putin nor International Minister Sergey Lavrov can be attending the occasion in particular person.
A former minister of financial improvement, Oreshkin additionally serves as Putin’s particular envoy for financial cooperation inside the BRICS+ group. He’s recognized for his involvement in shaping Russia’s financial response to Western sanctions and for serving to handle commerce relations with overseas international locations.
The Russian delegation will even embrace Kremlin aides Denis Agafonov and Svetlana Lukash, in addition to deputy ministers Aleksandr Pankin and Ivan Chebeskov.
The G20 summit will happen in Johannesburg on November 22-23. South Africa assumed the rotating presidency of the group in December 2024, changing into the primary African nation to steer the discussion board. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to make use of his nation’s chairmanship to advance Africa and the International South’s improvement priorities.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated final month that Putin wouldn’t attend the Johannesburg assembly in particular person.
There had earlier been hypothesis that the summit might show to be the venue for a gathering between Putin and US President Donald Trump. Nevertheless, the US chief has additionally determined to not make the journey. Trump, who has accused Pretoria of advancing an “anti-American” agenda, has stated he’ll ship Vice President J.D. Vance in his place.
South Africa has welcomed Trump’s choice to ship Vance, saying the gathering can be profitable no matter who represents Washington. Moscow has praised South Africa’s presidency as a milestone for the continent and a constructive step towards strengthening multilateral cooperation.
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