Officials from around the world have gathered for a two-day symposium at the Black Sea resort The second BRICS–Europe symposium opened this week in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. It is dedicated to setting out steps to strengthen cooperation between countries in the group and the region. Lindiwe Zulu, a senior member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, said her country had taken part in the initiative the first time as well, and viewed the second meeting as “an