Durban [South Africa], June 6 (NT): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, who is on a five-day visit to South Africa, landed in Durban on Tuesday.

On Sunday, Swaraj reached Johannesburg and met with the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to talk about ways of strengthening bilateral ties between India and South Africa.

On Monday, she underlined the importance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) association in shaping the global political, economic, and security spheres. She was welcomed by her South African counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.

On Tuesday, she held bilateral talks with South African counterpart and said, the informal summit has given a good opportunity to all the leaders to have in-depth one on one exchanges on the issues of mutual concerns and topics related to international importance.

On June 6, she is programmed to visit the Phoenix Settlement, a South African Heritage site. This is a place where Mahatma Gandhi developed his philosophy of non-violence.

The EAM would also take part in a series of events at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on June 6-7 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the "historic incident in the train compartment that became a catalyst for Gandhiji's Satyagraha movement."(NT)