April. 17, 2024 (EIRNS)—In his April 16 remarks to the United Russia Party convention, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported on the principal BRICS meetings and activities over the course of 2024 during Russia’s presidency, some of which have already occurred.
February: “The first session of the BRICS Working Group on Nuclear Medicine held in Moscow in February is one of the first practical results achieved during our chairmanship.” This furthers BRICS’ “attention on deepening cooperation in science, innovations, healthcare and humanitarian projects.”
March: “A meeting of experts on launching an integrated early warning system for mass infectious disease risks took place in March of this year.”
April 11-12: The first meeting of the chairs of the international affairs committees of BRICS parliaments was held.
June: meeting of foreign ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, which will submit findings “for approval at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan in October.”
