Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting
2 June 2023 16:32
1092-02-06-2023
On June 1-2, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in a BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town chaired by South Africa.
The ministers held an in-depth discussion on a wide range of current international issues, cooperation at multilateral venues, ways to strengthen the BRICS countries' strategic partnership, BRICS institution building, and preparations for the 15th BRICS summit scheduled for August 22-24.
The delegation heads spoke out for promoting multilateralism, preserving the UN's leading role in the maintenance of peace and security, ensuring sustainable development, including through broader use of Africa's potential and combating climate change, as well as boosting cooperation to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
They reaffirmed their resolve to continue working in the five countries' key areas of strategic partnership in politics, security, culture and humanitarian ties.
One of their priorities is the further development of interaction on the economic and financial tracks and stable operations of the New Development Bank.
Following the meeting, the foreign ministers adopted a joint statement.
The agenda also included an extended Fiends of BRICS meeting attended by foreign ministers from 12 developing countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, the Comoro Islands, Cuba, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. These contacts have become a good tradition and are helping strengthen interaction between the BRICS nations and like-minded countries.
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