India, Brazil and South Africa have jointly voiced serious concern about the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, reiterating their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and pursuing the path of diplomacy.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday hosted the 10th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Trilateral Ministerial Commission Meeting along with Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França and Dr. Joe Phaahla, Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session