New Delhi turns into diplomatic hub as BRICS ministers gather for talks

Kazakhstans First Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzahan Ashikbayev and Nigerias Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dunoma Umar Ahmed arrived in the national capital on Tuesday to participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting scheduled from May 14 to May 15The Ministry of External Affairs MEA welcomed the visiting dignitaries in separate posts on XWarm greetings to First Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Yerzahan Ashikbayev of Kazakhstan on his arrival in New Delhi for the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting MEA said in a post on XIn another post the MEA said Delighted to welcome Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed on his arrival in New Delhi for the BRICS Foreign Ministers MeetingThe BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting is expected to bring together senior leaders and diplomats from member and partner countries to discuss key global and regional issues including economic cooperation multilateralism global governance reforms and international securityEarlier in the day Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono arrived in the national capital to participate in the upcoming BRICS Foreign Ministers MeetingIn a post on X the MEA expressed a warm welcome to the visiting dignitaryA warm welcome to Foreign Minister Sugiono of Indonesia on his arrival in New Delhi for the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting the MEAs post readIndia for the next couple of days is set to be a centre for global engagements as foreign ministers from the BRICS member nations are set to arrive to take part in the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting scheduled from May 14 to May 15Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also set to arrive in India today as he is scheduled to hold wideranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on May 13 including priority areas of IndiaRussia cooperationAccording to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry the ministers will focus on discussing the progress in implementing the agreements reached during President Vladimir Putins official visit to India in December 2025 as well as preparations for the leaders upcoming talks in Russia and the next meeting of the Intergovernmental RussianIndian Commission on Trade Economic Scientific Technological and Cultural CooperationIrans Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is also scheduled to arrive in India to take part in the highlevel engagementNew Delhi is poised to become a focal point of international relations on May 14 and 15 This significant gathering serves as a cornerstone of Indias 2026 chairship highlighting its leadership within the newly enlarged multilateral allianceIndia officially assumed the BRICS Chairmanship on January 1 this year taking over from Brazil This marks the fourth time India has held the presidency of the influential bloc having previously hosted summits in 2012 2016 and 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever