Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with president of the Presidium of the DPRK's Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam at the Olympic reception hosted by the Russian President in Sochi, Russia, Feb 7, 2014. [Photo/IC]
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.