Sputnik comes to you live as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and BRICS Sherpas hold a press briefing in Moscow.
Earlier this week, the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas under Russia's chairmanship was launched.
Russia is chairing BRICS in 2024 under the motto "Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security". The Russian Foreign Ministry has outlined an extensive agenda, encompassing over 200 events across dozens of cities in Russia. BRICS foreign ministers are scheduled to convene in Nizhny Novgorod in June and in Kazan in October.
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