NEW DELHI – As it prepares to hold its latest annual summit in New Delhi on March 28-29, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – remains a concept in search of a common identity and institutionalised co-operation.
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met on 9 January with the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez in Caracas. Venezuela is the Ahmadinejad's first stop on his tour of South America.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has condemned the brutal murder by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC) of four hostages, which took place in Colombia on Saturday 26 November.
International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva and Deputy Minister of External Relations of Chile Fernando Schmidt will meet on 25 November in Brussels to discuss ways to reinforce the cooperation in disaster management between the EU and Chile.