BRICS Foreign Ministers, in a powerful joint statement issued on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), condemned Israel's armed attack on Qatar as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty and a breach of international law, while calling for diplomatic resolutions
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hosted a meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in New York, highlighting the bloc's pivotal role in promoting multilateralism and constructive international engagement.
The ministers also called for the effective implementation of the UNSC resolution for an "immediate, durable, and sustained ceasefire" and the relevant UNGA resolutions and UNSC resolution for immediate safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance in Gaza.
Welcoming the inclusion of the African Union in G20 during the New Delhi Summit last year, the ministers said the G20 presidencies of India, Brazil, and South Africa lay a solid ground for addressing inequalities, imbalances, and shortcomings in the world economy.
The BRICS ministers of Foreign Affairs met in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod on Monday and held a plethora of discussions, including an important one on the enhanced use of local currencies in trade and financial transactions between the BRICS countries.
The Foreign Ministers of BRICS member nations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday announced that he will participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled on September 20 in New York, USA.
"On July 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in an extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers via video conference. "Topical issues pertained to preparation of the upcoming XV BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 were discussed as well," the Russian Embassy
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers virtual summit, focussing on the annual summit in South Africa next month.