Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that 30 countries have expressed their interest in establishing partnership ties with the BRICS grouping. Lavrov said Moscow expects a wide range of solutions to be developed ahead of the group’s next summit, set to take place in the Russian city of Kazan in October next … Read more
South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the country, local media reported. The immunities and privileges in terms of the United Nations Convention grant immunity from personal arrest or detention. A gazetted notice was issued … Read more
New Delhi CNN — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies convened in New Delhi Thursday in what was seen as a grand test for Indian diplomacy, which ultimately didn’t succeed in reaching a consensus because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In the second high-level ministerial meeting under India’s Group of 20 (G20) presidency … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top center, walks past Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 … Read more
India is expected to pitch for focusing on issues relating to macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth at the upcoming meetings of G20 finance and foreign ministers that are taking place under the shadow of the Ukraine conflict. India is also hosting a conclave on Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) next month to which all … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s foreign minister accused the West on December 1 of becoming directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying the country with weapons and training its soldiers. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities and other key … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday warned that a third World War, should it break out, will be “nuclear and devastating”, amid spiralling tensions with the West over Moscow’s ongoing massive military operation against Ukraine. “A third World War would be a devastating nuclear war,” Russia‘s longtime top diplomat said in an interview to … Read more
Top US and Russian diplomats have agreed to keep talking in the standoff over Ukraine, even though their meeting produced no movement in the crisis that has seen Moscow mass tens of thousands of troops at the border and the West ramp up supplies of weapons to Kyiv. With fears of an invasion of Ukraine … Read more
Emphasising that international mediators can play a significant role in Afghanistan, Russia has said that it is interested in involving India and Iran to bring peace in the war-ravaged country. India, a major stakeholder in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, was not invited to the ‘extended Troika’ meeting held in Qatar on August 11. … Read more
The USA is pushing West-centric concept of a “rules-based world order”, alleged Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. These remarks were made by Lavrov at a recent BRICS Forum hosted by Russia which holds the current BRICS Presidency. The Russian National Committee on BRICS Research hosted the 12th BRICS Academic Forum on October 22-24, under the … Read more