Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Jaishankar Meets Nigerian, Cuban and Belarusian Counterparts at BRICS
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met ministers from Nigeria, Cuba and Belarus.
These meetings happened during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
He and Nigeria’s minister discussed economic cooperation and ties between their people.
He and Cuba’s minister talked about cooperation among developing countries.
Jaishankar and Belarus’s minister reviewed trade, investment, connectivity and tourism.
They also discussed regional developments.
India is hosting the summit in 2026.
The summit brings together BRICS members, partner countries and invited countries.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu in New Delhi.
Jaishankar and Odumegwu-Ojukwu discussed economic cooperation and people-to-people ties.
Jaishankar held a separate meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on South-South cooperation.
He also met Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov to review bilateral ties and regional developments.
The meetings took place alongside the two-day 18th BRICS Summit, hosted by India as its 2026 chair.
- Who
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov.
- What
- The ministers held discussions on bilateral relations, economic cooperation, people-to-people ties, South-South cooperation and regional developments.
- When
- Saturday, during the two-day 18th BRICS Summit in 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation alongside the BRICS Summit.
- Host country
- India is hosting the 2026 BRICS Summit as its chair.
- Summit location
- New Delhi
- Summit duration
- Two days
- Nigeria discussions
- Economic cooperation and people-to-people ties
- Cuba discussions
- South-South cooperation
- Belarus discussions
- Trade, investments, connectivity, tourism, people-to-people contacts and regional developments
- BRICS theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability