{"id":17030,"date":"2026-05-16T08:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17030"},"modified":"2026-05-16T08:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:26:23","slug":"lavrov-rodriguez-talks-on-the-sidelines-of-the-brics-meeting-demand-for-an-end-to-the-us-blockade-against-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17030","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Lavrov-Rodriguez Talks on the Sidelines of the BRICS Meeting: Demand for an End to the US Blockade Against Cuba<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi \u2013 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla held bilateral talks on May 15 on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers&#8217; Meeting. 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