Talks with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa 2018-07-26 17:30:00 Johannesburg Vladimir Putin held talks with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Following the consultations, the two presidents signed a joint statement on strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and South Africa. In the presence of both presidents, intergovernmental documents were signed – an agreement on cooperation in agriculture and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of water resources.