Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Lavrov in South Africa on sidelines of BRICS FM meeting
The HinduExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on June 1 met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and discussed issues of bilateral and global interests. Mr. Jaishankar, who is here to participate in a conclave of five-nation grouping BRICS, held talks with Mr. Lavrov on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting. In an interview to DD India, Mr. Jaishankar noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The BRICS brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP and 16 per cent of the global trade Jaishankar is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his other BRICS counterparts.