"From June 1-2, the Russian Foreign Minister will take part in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries in Cape Town, South Africa," Zakharova told a briefing.
International issues will be on the agenda of the meeting, the spokeswoman said.
"The participants of the event will discuss topical issues of the international agenda, cooperation on leading multilateral platforms, and exchange views on the prospects for the development of the BRICS strategic partnership, including the institutional development of the association," Zakharova said.
Apart from that, Zakharova stressed that it is planned to pay special attention during the meeting to preparations for the forthcoming 15th BRICS summit on August 23-24.