Second meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas

May 28: The second BRICS Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was convened under India’s Chairship from 25-28 May 2021. The meeting was chaired by Secretary (CPV&OIA), Mr. Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Additional Secretary (Economic Relations), P. Harish, as India’s BRICS Sherpa and Sous Sherpa respectively. Amb. Sarquis J.B. Sarquis, Brazil’s BRICS Sherpa; Amb. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s BRICS Sherpa; Amb. Ma Zhaoxu, China’s BRICS Sherpa; and Amb. Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa led their respective delegations.

BRICS partners discussed the preparations for the upcoming meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers of 1 June. They negotiated key deliverables for India’s BRICS 2021 Chairship, including outcome documents for the Foreign Ministers’ meeting.

The negotiations took place in a constructive and cordial atmosphere and BRICS partners appreciated the positive leadership of the Indian Chair in advancing intra-BRICS cooperation, despite the challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic.

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