15th BRICS Summit begins in South Africa

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The heads of state and government of the countries that make up the Brics group will hold their XV Summit from Tuesday to Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa. teleSUR

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00:00 The 15th summit of the BRICS Group started on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa,

00:05 and will conclude on August 24th.

00:07 The date began with the Business Forum with the participation of ministers from participating

00:13 countries.

00:14 Later, the leaders of the organizations led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South

00:19 Africa will make speeches and later meet behind closed doors.

00:23 34 heads of state and governments from Africa and Asia, as well as Latin America, are expected

00:29 to participate in the summit.

00:31 To date, 24 countries have formally expressed their interest in joining the BRICS.

00:36 The summit will address issues such as the dollarization, the entry of new members to

00:42 the bloc, and the creation of a common currency of their own.

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