In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources of Mozambique Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita shake hands after a joint news conference following their talks in Maputo capital city of Mozambique, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP) BY GERALD IMRAY CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA -- The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers were set to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in South Africa on Thursday for discussions that will start with “an exchange of views” on major geopolitical issues, including the war in Ukraine , South Africa's ambassador to the bloc said. Most of the BRICS countries differ sharply from the position of the U.S. and its Western allies on the war. Speaking ahead of the meeting, the South African ambassador referred to the West's military aid to Ukraine as on
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