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• Prime Minister Modi congratulated
South Africa on becoming a non-permanent
member of the UN Security Council for 2019-
20 and assured South Africa of India’s support
in the performance of its responsibilities in
this role.
• welcomed the successful holding of
the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in July
2018, agreed to further enhance cooperation
and coordination within BRICS with a view
to reform and enhance global political and
economic governance.
• Congratulated Brazil on taking over as
Chair of BRICS for 2019 and reiterated their
support for Brazilian Chairmanship.
• welcomed the holding of 15 events by
IBSA countries in the context of the 15th
anniversary of IBSA partnership.
• expressed concern at the slow pace of
UN reforms and committed themselves to
securing their representation in an expanded
UN Security Council to achieve a more
representative and equitable UN Security
Council Membership.
• underlined the need for jointly working
towards reform in the global governance
architecture such as WTO, international
fi nancial systems etc. in order to advance a
development-centered agenda that promotes
inclusive growth.
• reiterated their commitment to working
together on strengthening cooperation
to address fugitive economic offenders,
including through international organisations
and institutions such as G20, FATF and
others.
• agreed that terrorism constitutes a
serious threat to international peace, security
and stability and that no country is immune
to the threat that terrorism represents.
• noted the need for concerted action
by the global community against terrorism
through early agreement and adoption of
the UN Comprehensive Convention on
International Terrorism, as well as the
implementation of the United Nations Global
Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a balanced and
integrated manner.
• condemned terrorism in all its forms and
manifestation regardless of its motivation,
whenever, wherever and by whomsoever
committed.
Prime Minister and Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa witness exchange of
aggrements at Hyderabad House, New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi
congratulated South
Africa on becoming
a non-permanent
member of the UN
Security Council
for 2019-20 and
assured South Africa
of India’s support in
the performance of
its responsibilities in
this role.
• welcomed signing of 2 MoUs between
a leading policy research institute of India,
namely, Research & Information System
for Developing Countries (RIS), based
in Delhi and two premier South African
think tanks, namely, the Institute for Global
Dialogue (IGD) in Pretoria and South Africa
Institute for International Aff airs (SAIIA) in
Johannesburg. The 3 research institutions
would carry forward work under track 1.5
and, among other things, focus on areas to
further promote practical cooperation with
Africa identifi ed in Delhi Declaration 2015
at the end of 3rd India Africa Forum Summit.
President Ramaphosa expressed his
gratitude to the Government and people of
India for the warmth and generous hospitality
extended to him and his delegation during
the visit and extended an invitation to Prime
Minister Modi to pay an offi cial visit to South
Africa on mutually convenient dates. 
Source: Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India
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