India on Wednesday welcomed several high-level foreign dignitaries who arrived here in the national capital ahead of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting.
This underscores New Delhis growing diplomatic engagement with partner nations across Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
The leaders who arrived here on Wednesday evening include Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow of Thailand, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla of Cuba and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang of Vietnam.Other leaders who arrived here in the national capital were Foreign Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Utama Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, and the UAEs Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar.The Indian capital is set to become the focus of international diplomacy as foreign ministers of the emerging economies of the BRICS bloc will gather in New Delhi on May 14 and 15 for a high-stakes meeting.
This gathering comes during a period of intense global friction, with divisions over the West Asia conflict remaining to be bridged, presenting a formidable challenge to collective diplomacy.
As the world observes, the meeting is expected to test the groupings ability to maintain consensus on a key issue while navigating the growing geopolitical fault lines threatening international stability.
The two-day foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi will be chaired....
