Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Amon Murwira has arrived in Moscow on a visit to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. At a press conference following the meeting, the Russian Minister said relations between the countries were based on the principles of equality and mutual respect. “We paid special attention to the need to strengthen trade and economic cooperation, agreed to take additional steps to identify promising areas of joint interests, first of all…

The G20 foreign ministers will meet in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 20-21 February. This is a landmark event not only for South Africa, but also for the entire African continent, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. She noted that South Africa would be hosting a G20 event for the first time. According to the diplomat, the Russian delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is scheduled to have a number of contacts with…

Russia’s plans on the international track in the new year, strengthening partnership with BRICS and SCO, and prospects for developing cooperation with Latin America. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about this and much more at the annual press conference. The moderator was Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.The Russian Foreign Minister was asked questions by journalists from a number of TV BRICS partner media outlets from China, Iran, Vietnam, and Venezuela.During the press conference Lavrov…

Promotion of information cooperation between the BRICS countries is extremely important in order to strengthen the position of the association and the countries of the global South in various international structures. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a live interview with Russian and foreign media. Answering a question from a journalist of the China Media Corporation (CMG), a partner of TV BRICS, the diplomat noted that such interaction will help strengthen the role of the group’s…

Speaking at a press conference on the results of the G20 summit in Brazil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the results of the summit as positive. According to him, important agreements were reached.The Russian Foreign Minister noted the strengthening of the role and influence of BRICS in the G20.”This was visible in New Delhi at last year’s summit and the year before in Indonesia. And here (at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro – Ed.) it became especially clear,”…

In 2024, Russia holds the BRICS Сhairmanship. The summit in Kazan was a key event. What would you note if you summarised its main results as well as the results of Russia’s Chairmanship as a whole?  The summit demonstrated the rapidly growing authority of BRICS and the desire of more countries to join its work.  A number of countries have officially requested to join as full members. Others have expressed interest in becoming partner countries. This is a new category that…

Malaysia has sent Russia a letter of intent to join BRICS, Prime Minister of the Southeast Asian state Anwar Ibrahim said. “Malaysia has sent a letter of application to join the group to Russia, which holds the BRICS chairmanship, expressing its willingness to become a member country or strategic partner,” he said. Anwar Ibrahim met Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov on July 28, saying the conversation focused mainly on the topic of Malaysia’s request to join BRICS. This…

The countries joining BRICS in 2024 are already contributing to the work of the association in all major areas. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting with representatives of the parliamentary committees on international affairs of the BRICS member states, which was broadcast by the Russian Foreign Ministry.  “Harmonious integration of new participants into the existing BRICS mechanisms is one of the main priorities of the Russian presidency this year. We see from the results of…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the participants of the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas, which is being held in Moscow from 30 January to 1 February in the year of Russia’s chairmanship in the group. The foreign minister noted that the collective approach that the BRICS countries and a huge number of their supporters are pursuing is the dictates of the times. “We see in BRICS a prototype of a multipolar world, the formation of which for…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to include issues related to ethical standards in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the agenda of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship this year. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin have been appointed responsible for the fulfilment of the instruction. The task of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Cabinet of Ministers is to ensure the inclusion of issues related to the formation of ethical standards in the field of artificial intelligence,…