Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) is greeted by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she arrives at Thatcher's 80th birthday celebrations at the Mandarin hotel in London in this Oct 13, 2005 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.