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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first ministerial meeting was held on 20th September 2006, on the margins of a UN General Assembly Sessions in ____
A
New York
B
London
C
Bangkok
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 20 September 2006, the first BRICS Ministerial Meeting was held at the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of a UN General Assembly Session in New York. Foreign ministers of Russia, Brazil and China and the Indian Defence Minister took part in the meeting.

Detailed explanation-2: -South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit at Durban in late August 2023 | Business Standard News.

Detailed explanation-3: -The BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are considered the five foremost emerging economies in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, shattered by decades of war. Yet maintaining peace and rebuilding infrastructure and regional trade connectivity are crucial to the development of Central Asia, and Afghanistan’s membership of an expanded BRICS will provide much needed additional security.

Detailed explanation-5: -The meeting gave the impression of a divided international community ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit and the NATO summit to be held one after another at the end of June. Thus, although BRICS is not a military alliance, it has a confrontational relationship with NATO and G7.

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