MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers to be held in Brazil on April 28-29, the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing.

"On April 28-29, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend a full-scale meeting of foreign ministers of BRICS member states in Rio de Janeiro," the diplomat said.

The upcoming meeting under the Brazilian chairmanship will be a valuable opportunity for substantive and thorough discussion of pressing issues on the international agenda, crisis and conflict resolution processes, and prospects for improving the system of global governance, especially enhancing the role of states of the world majority, Zakharova pointed out. "The ministers will review the implementation of the agreements of BRICS leaders and outline further steps to develop strategic partnership amid preparations for the 17th BRICS summit, which will also be held in Brazil on July 6-7," she added.

As part of the upcoming event, a separate session on the role of the global South in strengthening multilateralism will be held. It will be attended by the foreign ministers of the BRICS partner countries, Zakharova said.

"I would like to remind that the decision to establish the category of [BRICS] partner states was made at the group's summit held last October in Kazan under Russia's chairmanship," the diplomat noted.