External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit South Africa and Namibia starting Thursday. During his three-day visit to Capetown, he will participate in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) conclave.
Thereafter, Jaishankar will travel to Namibia for a visit from June 4 to 6, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) here on Wednesday.
Incidentally, it will be the first visit by an Indian External Affairs Minister to Namibia.
The BRICS brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP and 16 per cent of the global trade.
Besides, Jaishankar will also hold a bilateral meeting with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor.