GG News Bureau
Cape Town, 3rd June. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from Brazil, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the ‘Friends of BRICS’ meeting here on Friday and discussed measures to deepen bilateral ties.
Jaishankar is here to participate in a conclave of the five-nation BRICS grouping.
”Great to meet FM Mauro Vieira of Brazil on the sidelines of the BRICS meeting. Discussed advancing our cooperation in the BRICS, IBSA, G20 and UN frameworks. Look forward to working together on deepening our strategic partnership,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar also met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Amirabdolahian and discussed the BRICS grouping, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
”A good meeting with FM @Amirabdolahian of Iran on the sidelines of Friends of BRICS gathering. Reviewed our bilateral ties and discussed ways of strengthening them further, with particular emphasis on Chabahar port,” he tweeted.
Earlier, Jaishankar met UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
”Our regular meetings and continuing conversations are helpful in taking our strategic partnership forward. Always benefit from his insights and perspectives on global politics,” Jaishankar tweeted.
The BRICS bloc brings together five of the world’s largest developing countries, which represent 41% of the global population, 24% of global GDP, and 16% of global trade.
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