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On 7 March the inaugural meeting of the BRICS Think Tank Council took place in Russia. Representatives of the leading BRICS expert centers discussed the action plan and prioritized areas for the BRICS expert track in 2024.

On 11 March Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuychenko held a meeting with ambassadors of BRICS countries as part of Russia’s Chairship of BRICS.

On 7 March the BRICS Universe exhibition, a unique collection of photographs of UNESCO Creative Cities Network in BRICS countries taken from Earth along with pictures taken by Heroes of the Russian Federation, cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Ivan Vagner on the International Space Station, officially opened at the Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology, located in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St.Petersburg.

On 6 March an online expert meeting was held as part of Russia’s Chairship of BRICS to discuss the Russian initiative to establish an International BRICS Investment Arbitration Centre.

The first meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues as part of Russia’s BRICS Chairship was held online on March 4–5. Representatives of the new member countries also took part in the event.

On 5 March the virtual kick-off meeting of the BRICS Agricultural Cooperation Working Group was held online. This is the first meeting on the agricultural track within the Russian BRICS Chairship in 2024. The meeting was headed by Maxim Markovich, Director of the Department for International Cooperation and Agricultural Export Development of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.