Slovak FM meets Lavrov in a rare meeting between Russia and an EU member state.

Bretton Woods economic system created after WWII, dominated by West, is no more relevant

Mr Jaishankar also said he did not expect the West to understand the nuances of India's relationship with China, just as he might not appreciate aspects of their relationship with that country

Pakistani senator Mushahid Hussain who is the chairman of the parliamentary defence committee said Pakistan could become a BRICS member

Venezuela will join BRICS in the near future, the country's President Nicolas Maduro said

Myanmar is interested in BRICS, including the introduction of a common BRICS currency, and is studying the bloc, Myanmar's Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Kan Zaw told Sputnik