"Naturally, the position of the expanded BRICS in the G20 will strengthen, because both Saudi Arabia and Argentina are here. So the informal division of the G20 into 'the G7 plus' and 'BRICS plus' is now taking shape. And we will certainly coordinate our approaches with the new [BRICS] members in the United Nations, the G20 and other international platforms," Lavrov told the Rossiya 1 broadcaster.
BRICS — the group uniting the world's largest developing economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — held its annual top-level summit in South Africa's capital, Johannesburg, from Tuesday to Thursday. Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia and Egypt were invited to join the group during the summit.