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Tue Apr 28, 2020, 04:52 AM Apr 2020

BRICS Foreign Ministers to brainstorm on response to COVID-19 today

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will join his counterparts from Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa on Tuesday, as the foreign ministers of BRICS member countries will hold an extraordinary video conference to discuss ways to jointly combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The ministerial videoconference hosted by Russia, the current rotating head of the BRICS, will also focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations, as well as possible joint measures in the fight against the highly dangerous and fast-spreading contagion, according to Russia's Sputnik news agency.

The event will be chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The BRICS presidency from January 1 passed from Brazil to Russia.

Read more: https://www.caribbeannews.net/news/264855065/brics-foreign-ministers-to-brainstorm-on-response-to-covid-19-today

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