BRICS Should Play A Stabilising Role Amid Global Challenges – Indian Foreign Minister

MOSCOW, May 14 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- Countries expect BRICS to play a stabilising role amid global challenges, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. 

"Gathering today for the BRICS meeting is, however, a special occasion. It allows us to exchange perspectives and encourages us to develop convergences.

“And in this complicated and uncertain world that is of ever greater importance … Ongoing conflicts, economic uncertainties and challenges in trade, technology and climate are shaping the global landscape.

“The growing expectation, particularly from emerging markets and developing countries, that BRICS will play a constructive and stabilising role," Jaishankar said at the opening session of the BRICS ministerial meeting.

“In light of this, the meeting is an opportunity to reflect on global and regional developments and to consider practical ways to strengthen the cooperation within the organisation”, the minister added.

The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting is taking place in New Delhi from May 14-15.

-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI