Media Statement
20 February 2024
Minister Pandor to participate in the G20 Ministerial and IBSA Standalone Foreign Ministers Meetings, 21-22 February 2024
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Federative Republic of Brazil to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) Foreign Ministers Meeting, scheduled to take place, on Wednesday, 21 February and Thursday, 22 February 2024.
This meeting follows the first Sherpa’s meeting that was convened in December 2023 during which Brazil presented its broader priorities for its G20 Presidency which are:
- Social Inclusion and Fight Against Hunger and Poverty
- Energy Transition and Sustainable Development in its Economic Social and Environmental dimensions and as stated above
- The reform of the Global Governance Institutions. The theme under Brazil’s G20 Presidency is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.
The theme of Brazil’s G20 Presidency is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet”.
The Foreign Minister Meeting will discuss (i) the reform of the global governance institutions and (ii) the collective roles of G20 Member States in dealing with the ongoing international geopolitical tensions.
On the margins of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting, the Minister will also participate in the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Standalone Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 22 February 2024.
Other Ministers to join Minister Pandor during this meeting are the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, HE Dr S Jaishankar; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil, HE Amb Mauro Vieira.
The meeting will discuss *IBSA’s perspectives and institutional development* and is chaired by Brazil.
Minister Pandor will also use the opportunity of her visit to Brazil to have bilateral meetings with some of her counterparts.
Enquiries: Mr Clayson Monyela, Spokesperson for DIRCO, 082 884 5974
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