On which date was the 1st BRICS Sherpas Conference chaired by China on January 2022?

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14th January 2022 to 15th January 2022

16th January 2022 to 17th January 2022

18th January 2022 to 19th January 2022

20th January 2022 to 21st January 2022

Correct Answer : 18th January 2022 to 19th January 2022

The first BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022 was held virtually on 18th January 2022 to 19th January 2022, with the members thanking India for its BRICS chairship in 2021 and China has taken on the rotating chairmanship of BRICS in 2022.

Meanwhile, Sanjay Bhattacharyya India’s BRICS Sherpa said that Last year we saw a significant achievement that our foreign ministers brought about in terms of the document on the strengthening and reform of the multilateral systems. These issues of global governance, particularly the UN systems and other institutions, are extremely important. And I’m happy that we shall continue to attach high importance to its continued relevance.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted that the first meeting of the BRICS Sherpas of the year 2022 was under the Chinese leadership and discussion was on the programs and priorities of the year.

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Published On : January 21, 2022

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May 1st

May 2nd

May 3rd

May 4th

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Paytm

Cred

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