Jaishankar meets Lavrov, Araghchi, Juan Fuente at BRICS summit

By Anjali Sharma

WASHINGTON- India External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met with his counterparts the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Mexico on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

S Jaishankar was attending the BRICS summit as the part of the Indian delegation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

“Good to meet with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia on the sidelines of #BRICS2025. Discussed bilateral cooperation, West Asia, BRICS and SCO,” the Indian minister wrote on X after meeting his Russian counterpart.

The conflict between Iran and Israel came up during talks between Mr Jaishankar and the Iranian foreign minister. ”Glad to meet FM @araghchi of Iran this evening. Our conversation focused on recent regional developments,” he wrote on X.

”Pleased to meet Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico in Rio de Janeiro today. Discussed further advancement of our partnership focusing on health, digital, technology and space,” PM Modi said after the meeting with the Mexican leader.