BRICS : Press release on Foreign Ministry Board meeting

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2112300/

On May 26, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Board on the prospects of developing and expanding the role of BRICS in the context of Russia’s multipolar world formation strategy. The meeting was attended by heads of ministry departments, members of the Presidential Executive Office and competent government agencies.

The participants noted the role of BRICS as an advocate of the states of the Global South and East supporting a more just multipolar world order, including through reforms of global governance and balancing out the world economy. They specifically focused on the promotion of practical initiatives aimed at ensuring steady socioeconomic growth and financial stability in BRICS countries.

Further consolidation of BRICS in the context of its recent expansion and the establishment of the partner state category during the Russian BRICS Chairmanship in 2024 was identified as the key goal for the group. The meeting participants expressed support for the 2026 Indian Chairmanship’s commitment to ensure the succession and to maintain the cooperation dynamic across the three areas of strategic partnership: politics and security, finance and the economy, and culture and humanitarian contacts.