BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc’s unity
The talks are expected to test BRICS unity as members split over language on Palestine and the war in Iran, diplomats said.
- BRICS Foreign Ministers gather in New Delhi on May 14 and 15, 2026, though the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that no high-level representation from Beijing will attend due to "scheduling reasons."
- Foreign Minister Wang Yi will remain in Beijing to host United States President Donald Trump, who arrives Wednesday; Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong will represent China at the meeting instead.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and counterparts from Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia arrive Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday for a joint call-on.
- Producing a joint consensus statement remains difficult as members spar over West Asia references, particularly regarding Palestine, mirroring a deputy ministers' meeting last month that ended without a statement.
- Diplomats describe the gathering as requiring "deft diplomacy" to manage regional tensions; these deliberations prepare the BRICS Summit scheduled for September, testing India's role as the current chair.
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The two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS countries ended today in New Delhi without a joint statement due to "different positions among some members" on the situation in the Middle East, the host of the meeting, India, announced.
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India walks diplomatic tightrope with BRICS meeting
India’s hosting of a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers today showcases the country’s tricky position as a result of the Middle East war and US diplomacy with China. New Delhi acknowledged it would be “difficult … to forge a consensus” at the gathering, which has expanded recently to include Iran and the UAE, whose relations have sharply worsened as a result of the war with Tehran firing huge numbers of missiles and drones on the emirates. At th…
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