LUSAKA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu is expected to travel to South Africa to attend the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) summit, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday.
Joseph Malanji said Lungu will travel to South Africa for the two-day summit which runs from July 25 to 26 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
He added that Lungu will hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladim Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the summit.
The Zambian minister further said the BRICS Africa Outreach Summit with African leaders will seek to ensure continuity from the 5th BRICS Summit held in 2013 and to provide BRICS' support for African industrialization and infrastructure development.
The sub-theme for the BRICS-Africa Outreach is "BRICS in Africa: Working Towards the Realization of the African Aspirations".
