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President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa was hailed for his "political mastery" after guiding his BRICS counterparts on who should be allowed in an expanded version of the bloc.
Speaking virtually on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned Ramaphosa's sleek politics in his efforts to bring partners together to reach consensus.
"I would like to thank our SA friends for their efforts during our joint work. I would like to point that President Ramaphosa showed unique political mastery as we negotiated all the issues - even the BRICS expansion," he said.
