Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (November 23, 2025) met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg and the two leaders discussed cooperation in various areas, including trade, investment, mining, critical minerals, AI and food security.

“PM @narendramodi held a warm and productive meeting with President @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on social media after the meeting.

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He said the discussions focused on further cooperation in trade, investment, mining, critical minerals, AI, Digital Public Infrastructure, skill development and food security.

"The leaders discussed initiating exchange of youth delegations for enhancing technology and people to people ties,” Jaiswal added.