Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă, Member of the European Parliament and president of S.O.S. Romania, is present in Sochi, Russia, to participate in the second BRICS – Europe Congress. This international event brings together political leaders, experts, and representatives from various states, focusing on global challenges and multilateral cooperation. Before the official opening of the congress, Iovanovici-Șoșoacă had a meeting with Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
The discussion highlighted the importance of revitalizing parliamentary diplomacy in the current geopolitical context and the necessity of maintaining dialogue between European states and those within the BRICS structure. Slutsky emphasized his vision of the 21st century as the era of parliamentary diplomacy, with multipolarity as the foundation of the global future.