Dhaka, May 12 -- India will host the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14-15, says Spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday.

BRICS brings together 11 major emerging markets and developing countries of the world - Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

It serves as a "useful platform" for consultation and cooperation on contemporary issues having global as well as regional significance, and issues of global political and economic governance.

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The meeting will be chaired by External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar...