MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Roscosmos plans to hold a series of meetings with representatives of BRICS space agencies, CEO of the Russian state corporation Yury Borisov reported to President Vladimir Putin.

"We are preparing to be hosts to our counterparts from BRICS countries. Russia is the presiding country [in BRICS] this year. We will also meet our counterparts from national space agencies. We closely worked with them last year; we have huge prospects. I will report our proposals to you in this regard," Borisov said.

Russia assumed the presidency in BRICS since January 1, 2024. It will continue until the end of the year and comprises over 200 events of a wide range. The key event of the presidency will be the BRICS summit in October 2024 in Kazan.