Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Council meeting, Rio de Janeiro, April 28, 2025

Good afternoon, Mr Minister.

I am delighted to see you.

I had several bilateral meetings yesterday evening with our friends participating in this event as BRICS partner countries.

The last time we met was in Nizhny Novgorod in June 2024, when you were our guest. At that meeting, we unanimously decided to grant Thailand the status of a BRICS partner country.

We hope to enrich our bilateral and multilateral agenda through cooperation within this important and forward-looking format.