Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in South Africa ahead of a summit of major economies – the so-called BRICS group – in August.
South Africa is coming under increasing pressure to decide whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will be allowed to attend the meeting.
It comes after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr Putin over war crimes in Ukraine.
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