By Matiyas Seifu
According to Sputnik report, they expect 20 to 25 ministers from the BRICS member states to attend the summit, including foreign ministers.
Ambassador Pavel Nyazev, the coordinator of the conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, said that the conference will be held in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.
Ambassador Nyazev stated that in addition to BRICS member countries, leaders of regional integration associations and leaders of other organizations, including foreign ministers of 15 friendly countries, have been invited to attend the conference to be held from June 10 to 11.
BRICS, a group of emerging economies chaired by Russia since January, is expanding its reach by adding Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as members in the current financial year.