Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is planning to visit New Delhi on May 14-15 to participate in BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
India holds the presidency of the BRICS, founded in 2006, for 2026. In 2011, South Africa joined the original membership of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia became full members of the association in 2024.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Russian news agency TASS, “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to take part in the BRICS ministerial meeting on May 14-15 this year, which will determine the set and general outlines of the final documents that the Indian presidency will submit to the BRICS summit,” Rudenko said.
According to TASS, on the sidelines of BRICS events, a separate working visit by Lavrov will take place to meet External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and other Indian officials.
Rudenko said, “In connection with the BRICS events, it is also planned to hold a separate working visit by Lavrov to India to meet with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and other Indian officials.”
Jaishankar held a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko in the national capital on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional and global developments. “Good to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko of Russia. Spoke about further advancement of our wide-ranging cooperation. As well as regional and global developments,” the EAM wrote in a post on X following the meeting.
Earlier on Monday, India and Russia held Foreign Office Consultations, where they reviewed their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership and discussed bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Rudenko co-chaired the Foreign Office Consultations.
In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “India-Russia Foreign Office Consultations, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, were held in New Delhi today.”
“Both sides reviewed the full spectrum of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership and shared perspectives on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest,” he added.
On March 17, India and Russia held the 7th UN Consultations in New Delhi, with discussions focused on issues related to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agenda, particularly counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, UNSC reforms and others.
“Both sides exchanged their priorities in the United Nations. The discussions focused on issues related to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agenda, in particular counterterrorism, peacekeeping, UNSC reforms, among others,” Jaiswal posted on X.