Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel participated in BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil yesterday. Speaking at the event, Mr Patel asserted that BRICS for India is a valuable forum for consultation, coordination and cooperation on contemporary global issues of mutual interest.

Reaffirming India’s commitment to contribute towards strengthening bonds between the member countries, Mr. Patel said that the BRICS countries have witnessed cultural cooperation scaling to new heights. He also proposed to add literature as another field of cooperation between the countries to enhance cooperation in the field of literary works.