00:14Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warmly greeted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Saturday.
"My dear friend, how are you? Nice to see you again," he said.
Ethiopia joined BRICS at the start of 2024, alongside Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, in one of the bloc's biggest expansions since its creation. Indonesia followed as a full member in 2025.
The two-day summit opened on Saturday under India's BRICS chairship, bringing together leaders and senior representatives from the bloc's 11 member countries.
The summit runs from September 12 to 13 under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
'My dear friend, how are you?' - Ethiopian PM greets Russia's Lavrov before meeting with Putin at BRICS
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warmly greeted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Saturday.
"My dear friend, how are you? Nice to see you again," he said.
Ethiopia joined BRICS at the start of 2024, alongside Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, in one of the bloc's biggest expansions since its creation. Indonesia followed as a full member in 2025.
The two-day summit opened on Saturday under India's BRICS chairship, bringing together leaders and senior representatives from the bloc's 11 member countries.
The summit runs from September 12 to 13 under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warmly greeted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Saturday.
"My dear friend, how are you? Nice to see you again," he said.
Ethiopia joined BRICS at the start of 2024, alongside Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, in one of the bloc's biggest expansions since its creation. Indonesia followed as a full member in 2025.
The two-day summit opened on Saturday under India's BRICS chairship, bringing together leaders and senior representatives from the bloc's 11 member countries.
The summit runs from September 12 to 13 under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.