EAM Jaishankar welcomes ministers, representatives at BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday welcomed Foreign Ministers and representatives from the member and observer nations to Bharat Mandapam in the national capital ahead of the much-anticipated BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting. EAM first received Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong, who will be representing the country in place of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is currently in Beijing as US President Donald Trump visits the country. Jaishankar also welcomed his counterparts from Indonesia, Foreign Minister Sugiono; South Africa, Ronald Lamola; and Ethiopia, Gedion Timothewos Hessebon and Russia’s Lavrov. The External Affairs Minister also welcomed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the venue for the meeting. Minister of State in the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, was also welcomed by the EAM.
