Beijing/New Delhi, May 19 (Agency) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate in a virtual meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers being convened tomorrow by China, the current chair of the grouping. The meeting is being hosted by China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, It will be attended by South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, besides EAM Jaishankar. During the meeting, the BRICS Foreign Ministers will also have a dialogue with foreign ministers of emerging markets and developing countries in the “BRICS plus” format. Elaborating on tomorrow’s meeting, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said “BRICS is a cooperation mechanism of emerging markets and developing countries with global influence.
In the face of the once-in-a-century pandemic and changes, the BRICS mechanism is of special and importance significance for deepening cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries and promoting post-COVID world economic recovery”. “As the BRICS chair for 2022, China looks forward to enhancing communication and coordination with fellow BRICS partners on the new features and challenges of the current international situation and major international and regional issues. We will send a clear message of BRICS countries working together in solidarity, upholding true multilateralism, staying united in fighting COVID-19 and promoting peace and development. More importantly, we will make good preparations for the BRICS Summit.” He said on the sidelines of meeting, a “BRICS plus” dialogue will be held for BRICS foreign ministers and foreign ministers of some emerging markets and developing countries to have an in-depth exchange of views on global governance. “We believe this dialogue will further enhance solidarity, build consensus, and give emerging markets and developing countries a bigger say in global governance so as to better safeguard common interests,” he added.