Two-day BRICS Youth and Sports Ministers’ Meetings to be held in Visakhapatnam
Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-08-22 01:29:20 UTC
Key Points
- India will host the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- The meetings will be held under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 and will bring together ministers and heads of delegation from all 11 BRICS member countries.
- Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will chair the meetings, with Minister of State Raksha Khadse also participating.
- The Youth Ministers’ Meeting will focus on youth development, education, skill development, entrepreneurship, wellbeing and sustainable development.
- The meeting is expected to adopt the BRICS Youth Ministerial Joint Declaration and the BRICS Youth Cooperation Framework.
- The Sports Ministers’ Meeting will reaffirm shared commitment to strengthening cooperation in sports.
- India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship theme is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”.