the Republic of Kazakhstan
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s participation in BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting
On April 28−29, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the Brazil-chaired meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro.
The meeting also included an expanded ministerial session with the participation of representatives of BRICS partner states (Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan). The decision to establish this category of states was made at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.
The ministers held an in-depth exchange of views on a wide range of current international issues and on interaction at multilateral venues. They also discussed further cooperation under the BRICS auspices and preparations for the upcoming 17th BRICS Summit scheduled for July 6−7. They reaffirmed their countries’ intent to continue working in all three key strategic partnership areas: politics and security, the economy and finances, culture and the humanitarian ties.
The participants in the meeting unanimously called for strengthening multilateralism and preserving the UN’s central role in maintaining peace and security, ensuring sustainable development, and aligning efforts for the fight against climate change.
There were earnest discussions on the state of and prospects for a reform of the international system with an eye to ensuring a fair and equal security, sustainable development, and long-term economic growth for all states without exception.
The Russian Foreign Minister pointed to the relevance of joint efforts to ensure sustainable development of the Global South and East countries and reduce the conflict potential in various regions of the world. In this context, he stressed the importance of the concept of new equal and indivisible security architecture in Eurasia, put forward by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
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