Pretoria - The upcoming IBSA summit will provide an opportunity for India, Brazil and South Africa to coordinate their country positions on areas of global importance.
Their positions on UN Security Council reform, climate change, and the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, among other issues, will be discussed by Presidents
Zuma, Lula da Silva of Brazil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. The three will seek to arrive at a common view on several global issues that will be reflected in a document.
The fourth IBSA summit which gets underway on Thursday is seen as a trilateral developmental initiative to strengthen cooperation, policy dialogue and coordination among these major emerging countries.
"The summit is expected to produce a Leader's Joint Declaration, which will reflect common views on several global issues. A number of trilateral Memoranda of Understanding in various fields will be signed," President Jacob Zuma's office said on Tuesday.
Memoranda are expected to be signed in the areas of science and technology, solar energy, intellectual property and cooperation between diplomatic academies.
The three countries will also share experiences on how to address similar socio-economic challenges as well as to strengthen cooperation between the countries.
Zuma will travel to Brazil directly following his participation at the nuclear security summit in Washington. He will be accompanied by six cabinet ministers.
