MOSCOW. July 21 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday attended a special meeting of the BRICS countries' foreign ministers held by videoconference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"The parties held a detailed exchange of views regarding the development and strengthening of the five countries' strategic partnership, including plans for the organization's institutional development," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its website on Friday.
The ministers also discussed key issues concerning preparations for the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24, it said.