Brics discusses trading in local currency, African Union, and Palestine

India welcomed Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia as new members of the Brics group, marking their first attendance at this significant meeting hosted by Russia.

The meeting on Tuesday was the first ministerial gathering following the 2023 Brics expansion, which saw Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE join the original members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Senior diplomat Dammu Ravi led the Indian delegation at the Brics Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Normally, the External Affairs Minister attends such meetings. But Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, reappointed only a day earlier, was unable to attend.