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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira co-chaired the 9th India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on August 27. The Brazilian Minister arrived in the national capital on Saturday on a four-day official visit to India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that Vieira's visit provided further impetus to the strategic partnership between India and Brazil. The MEA stated that Jaishankar and Vieira spoke on how the two nations, as part of the Troika, can take forward key G20 outcomes from India's G20 Presidency last year. Brazil has assumed the presidency of the G20 until November 2024. The G20 Troika during the Brazilian G20 Presidency in 2024 will comprise India, Brazil, and South Africa. Brazil will host the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18-19. The G20 is made up of 19 countries including India and Brazil.