3rd Meeting of BRICS Sherpas, Sous Sherpas for 2025 Commences in Rio de Janeiro  

Addis Ababa, August 1, 2025 (ENA) -- The Third Meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas for 2025 commenced in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ethiopia is participating in the meeting, which is deliberating on a range of issues, including negotiating the draft BRICS Leaders Declaration.

The Ethiopian delegation congratulated Brazil for successfully leading the activities of BRICS during the year of its chairmanship.

 

Recognizing the year-long activities and achievements with regard to issues such as global governance, trade, investment and finance, climate change, artificial intelligence and global health, the delegation expressed its readiness to work towards consensus.

The meeting will continue to deliberate on various agenda items that lay the groundwork for the upcoming Seventeenth BRICS Leaders’ Summit which will be held in Riode Janeiro, Brazil, from 06-07 July 2025.