EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Russia, Iran, Mexico on sidelines of BRICS Summit

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has met his counterparts from Russia, Iran and Mexico and discussed bilateral practice and planetary issues.

Mr. Jaishankar met these leaders connected Sunday (July 6, 2025) the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit successful Rio de Janeiro successful Brazil.

Mr. Jaishankar, during his gathering with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, discussed bilateral cooperation, West Asia, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

"Good to conscionable with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia connected the sidelines of #BRICS2025," Mr. Jaishankar posted connected X.

He besides met his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi, and discussed determination developments.

"Glad to conscionable FM @araghchi of Iran this [Sunday] evening. Our speech focused connected caller determination developments," Mr. Jaishankar said.

During his gathering with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Jaishankar discussed the advancement of bilateral partnership, focusing connected health, digital, exertion and space.

The BRICS has emerged arsenic an influential grouping arsenic it brings unneurotic 11 large emerging economies of the world, representing astir 49.5% of the planetary population, astir 40% of the planetary GDP and astir 26% of the planetary trade.

BRICS, primitively comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded successful 2024 to see Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia joining successful 2025.