Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with BRICS ambassadors

On March 22, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the Moscow-accredited ambassadors from the BRICS countries at a working breakfast.

The participants enthusiastically exchanged views on developing and strengthening their strategic partnership in the association. They reaffirmed their invariable interest in promoting the five-way dialogue at key international venues and other associations.

The participants reviewed current international issues with an emphasis on the situation in Ukraine and around it. Sergey Lavrov presented a thorough analysis of the reasons for the Ukraine conflict and gave detailed explanations on the issues linked with ensuring security of civilians, including foreigners, organising humanitarian corridors and granting aid to refugees and other people who need it. He stressed that the unprecedented economic war unleashed against Russia through sanctions is a crude violation of key international legal standards.