PM Modi to attend 14th BRICS summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping
Amid the unresolved border dispute between India and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the 14th BRICS Summit on June 23 and 24 at the invitation of China President Xi Jinping. The summit hosted by China will be held in the virtual mode. The conclave includes a high-level dialogue on global development.
The BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are set to attend the summit. The upcoming summit takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine conflict and the stand-off between the armies of India and China in Eastern Ladakh for the last two years. The 13th BRICS summit was held in India in September 2021. India and China border dispute escalated leading to the deaths of more than 60 soldiers from both sides in mid-2020.
Giving details of the Prime Minister’s schedule, the Ministry of External Affairs said here on Tuesday prior to the Summit, Modi will participate, by way of a recorded keynote speech, in the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum on Wednesday. The BRICS has become a platform for discussing and deliberating on issues of common concern for all developing countries. BRICS countries have regularly called for reform of the multilateral system in order to make it more representative and inclusive, the Ministry said.
“At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China in virtual format on June 23 and 24. This includes a high-level dialogue on global development with guest countries on June 24,” said India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement.
Discussions during the 14th BRICS Summit are expected to cover intra-BRICS cooperation in areas such as counter-terrorism, trade, health, traditional medicine, environment, Science and Technology and innovation, agriculture, technical and vocational education and training, and MSMEs. Discussions are also likely on issues like reform of the multilateral system, combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and global economic recovery, amongst others.
Before the summit, Modi will participate, by way of a recorded keynote speech, in the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum on Wednesday, the MEA said.
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