In addition, the diplomat has a number of bilateral meetings scheduled.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Cape Town. There he will participate in the meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers. It will be held on June 1 and 2. The meeting will be held on June 1-2, the news agency RIA Novosti reported.
The diplomats will discuss the international agenda, exchange views on the prospects of partnership development and talk about cooperation at various venues.
Sergey Lavrov will have a number of bilateral meetings.
Before that, the foreign minister visited Burundi, Kenya and Mozambique. Previously the diplomat advised the U.S. ambassador to South Africa not to meddle in others' business. Lavrov commented on the diplomat's words that South Africa was supplying weapons to Russia.