External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting in the South African city of Johannesburg today. <br />''<br />''The meeting is expected to lay the foundation for next month's annual summit of the grouping which will also be held in Johannesburg. <br />''<br />''The BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. <br />''<br />''Mrs Swaraj will also chair a meeting of Foreign Ministers of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa), another bloc working to deepen coordination among the three countries on major global issues.<br />''<br />''The External Affairs Minister will also attend a series of events marking the 125th anniversary of the historic incident where a young Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of a train compartment in Pietermaritzburg railway station in 1893. <br />''<br />''The incident proved to be a turning point in Mahatma Gandhi's fight against racial discrimination in South Africa.<br />''<br />''Last evening, Mrs Swaraj called on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and discussed with him ways to make further progress in bilateral and multilateral co-operation.<br />''<br />''<br />''The External Affairs Minister had reached South Africa earlier in the day on a five-day visit.<br />''<br />''<p></p>