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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay a three-day visit to South Africa to participate in a conclave of five-nation grouping BRICS in Capetown. From South Africa, he will travel to Namibia for a visit from June 4 to 6. "The external affairs minister will visit South Africa from June 1 to 3 to participate in the BRICS foreign ministers meeting being held in Capetown," said MEA.

Amid SCO Summit 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indian PM Narendra Modi held bilateral talks over growth and development. On September 18, the External Affairs Minister said, "The two leaders discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors." The talk also includes bilateral growth and commercial and economic linkage between India and Turkey. Moreover, they also discussed global and regional growth.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a three-day visit to India for the first time, from May 4, aiming to expand bilateral relations in trade investment, defense and security, and clean and green energy. The Italian delegation will hold meetings with Indian officials, review progress of "Action Plan 2020-24" and meet Union Minister Piyush Goyal. The Italian minister will also hold a business-round table meeting, on May 6.