"This troika remains in existence. Although they have not convened for some time due to the pandemic and other circumstances, it persists as an independent mechanism", Lavrov stressed.
"New centres of economic growth are emerging, and alongside them comes financial influence, which in turn brings political influence. For more than a year and indeed over several decades, the epicentre of global development has been transitioning from the Euro-Atlantic region to Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region", Lavrov said.
"Experts from various fields are working together to maximise our shared advantages", he explained.
"What makes BRICS and other World Majority or Global East associations that do not include Western countries stand out, is that they aren't created for the purpose of struggling or fighting with anyone. They are established to collectively benefit from their competitive advantages such as geographical location, shared history, cultural and humanitarian proximity, and coherence of economic systems, as is the case of the former Soviet republics", Lavrov asserted.