Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa 2018-03-23 18:10:00 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at the latter’s initiative. President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential election. Both presidents expressed mutual readiness to actively develop bilateral cooperation in the spirit of strategic partnership. The presidents discussed issues related to South Africa’s chairmanship of BRICS in 2018. Russia supported the priorities of the chairmanship and the preparations for the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on July 25–27, 2018.