OREANDA-NEWS  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in the BRICS Ministerial Council in Rio de Janeiro on April 28-29, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

"On April twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in a full-scale meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of the BRICS countries in Rio de Janeiro," she said during a briefing.

Zakharova added that the upcoming meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers under the Brazilian chairmanship would be a good opportunity for a substantive and in-depth discussion of topical issues on the international agenda, crisis and conflict resolution, and prospects for improving global governance with an emphasis on enhancing the role of the world's majority states.

"The ministers will review the implementation of the agreements reached by the leaders of the association and outline further steps to develop a strategic partnership in the context of preparations for the 17th BRICS Summit, which will also be held in Brazil on July 6-7. Within the framework of the upcoming BRICS Council of Foreign Ministers, a separate session will be held with the participation of the foreign ministers of the BRICS partner countries. The theme is "The role of the Global South in strengthening multilateralism," she concluded.