Trade ministers meet in Nairobi

BRICS trade ministers met in Nairobi (Kenya) on 16 December 2015, on the sidelines of the Tenth WTO ministerial conference.

Russia was represented by Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev.

The meeting focused on the WTO's development. "We want the WTO to be both a forum for discussion and also a venue for achieving results," Mr Ulyukayev said.

The ministers also discussed the possibility of working out a unanimous position of BRICS countries on the WTO.