Russian Deputy Foreign Minister To Attend BRICS Sherpa Meeting In Brazil

BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th March, 2019) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov will fly to Brazil next week for a sherpa meeting of the BRICS emerging economies, the Russian embassy told Sputnik on Wednesday.

"The meeting of sherpas and sous-sherpas of BRICS countries will be held in the city of Curitiba on March 14-15. On March 11, Sergey [Ryabkov] will hold bilateral consultations in Brasilia, including a planned meeting with Brazil's deputy foreign minister," an embassy spokesperson said.

The ministers will discuss a wide range of issues, the spokesperson added. There is no information yet on whether they will talk about the crisis unfolding in Brazil's neighbor Venezuela.