India will be hosting a two-day BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting from tomorrow. The meeting will be chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar. BRICS Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegation from Member and Partner Countries will participate in the meeting. They will also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of BRICS Member Countries will exchange views on global and regional issues of mutual interest.
Ahead of the meeting, Dr Jaishankar will today hold several bilateral meetings in New Delhi. The Minister will meet his Chilean counterpart, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, this morning and will hold bilateral talks. Later in the afternoon, he is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with the foreign ministers of South Africa Ronald Lamola, and Brazilian foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. Later in the evening, Dr Jaishankar will also meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
