BRICS holds video conference on COVID-19, Chinese FM Wang Yi attends

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    • The foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – are holding a video conference on the coronavirus. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts attended. Russia is chairing the meeting. The country confirmed a record daily rise today, with over 6,000 new cases reported over the past 24 hours. Wang said the pandemic has severely impacted global trade and people-to-people exchanges. Wang also discussed issues in developing the strategic partnership among the BRICS members. Ministers discussed possible ways to overcome the financial, trade and social consequences of the pandemic.

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