Foreign Minister to attend BRICS Ministerial Session in Russia
June 8, 2024 10:43 pm
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Russia to attend the BRICS Ministerial Session which will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia on 11 June 2024, following an invitation extended by his Russian counterpart.
The Foreign Minister has been invited for the Ministerial Meeting as the current Chair of the IORA Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Russia is hosting the BRICS Ministerial Session under the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security”.
During the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers from the countries of Global South, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to deliver a Statement on the “role of BRICS and Global South in reforming global governance, ensuring sustainable development, enhancing global security”, the statement added.
On the sidelines, the Foreign Minister is expected to have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from a number of countries, including the host country.
