Rio de Janeiro, July 7 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio.

During their discussion, they reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic partnership and discussed boosting BRICS cooperation ahead of India's 2026 presidency.

In a post on X on Sunday, Russia Foreign Minisry, wrote, "On July 6, FMs Sergey #Lavrov and @DrSJaishankar met on the sidelines of XVII #BRICS Summit in Rio. They reaffirmed commitment to the strategic partnership and discussed boosting BRICS cooperation ahead of India's 2026 presidency."

The Russian Foreing minister also met with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of 17th BRICS S...