New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit South Africa to participate in the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting from February 20-21, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.

As per the Ministry of External Affairs, the EAM will visit Johannesburg at the invitation of South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola.

The EAM's participation in the G20 meet will further strengthen India's engagement with the G20 countries and bolster the voice of the Global South in this important forum, the MEA noted.

The External Affairs Minister is also expected to hold a few bilateral meetings on the margins of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Notably, South Afr...