"The nature of the conflicts that flare up in the modern world is such that even a structure such as the BRICS is not capable of effectively addressing them without cooperating with other players. The same applies to any other country or group of countries — neither the United States, the European Union, NATO, nor anyone else can alone, without genuinely collective joint efforts, settle any conflict in the world," Lavrov said at a meeting with participants in the BRICS Youth Summit.
The BRICS Youth Summit is being held in Russia from July 1-7, and brings together about 300 participants.
According to Lavrov, finding solutions to any conflict requires combined efforts from the international community, as well as from international organizations.
BRICS is a bloc of emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Russia is currently presiding over the group, having assumed the rotating position from Brazil earlier in April. The upcoming BRICS summit is due to be held in the Russian city of Ufa on July 9-10.
