Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia’s Sherpa for BRICS Sergey Ryabkov took part in the end-of-year sherpa/sous-sherpa meeting of BRICS countries under the Brazilian chairmanship in Brasília on December 11-12.

The participants reviewed this year’s cooperation outcomes. More than 260 political, economic, and humanitarian events, including the #BRICS Summit and nearly 20 ministerial meetings, took place this year.

The contribution of the 🇧🇷 Brazilian chairmanship to ensuring continuity of the BRICS strategic partnership was noted, along with progress achieved across all key areas such as politics and security, the economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.

The launch of the BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases, the adoption of leadership statements on climate finance and global governance in the field of artificial intelligence are among the year’s achievements.

Additional momentum was observed in cooperation in energy, healthcare, transport, science, and innovation.

Dialogue continued on the 🇷🇺 Russian chairmanship’s initiatives in 2024, including the creation of an independent settlement infrastructure, an investment platform, and a BRICS grain exchange.

Special emphasis was placed on the institutional development of the association and on enhancing the cooperation mechanisms’ effectiveness.

Our 🇮🇳 Indian partners outlined the key priorities of their chairmanship in 2026. In particular, they plan to focus on:

* promoting multilateralism, reforming global governance institutions,

•ensuring energy and food security,

* fostering innovation and technological cooperation,

* combating terrorism, transnational crime, poverty, and climate change.

The meeting also featured a separate session with delegations from BRICS partner states, during which prospects for cooperation in expanded BRICS formats were discussed, as well as opportunities to strengthen solidarity on international platforms to enhance the role of the World Majority in decision-making on key international issues, including sustainable development and improvement of multilateral institutions.