Around 20,000 delegates from over 30 countries are expected to attend the three-day international forum in Kazan
Preparations for the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan © Anatoly Medved / Photohost agency brics-russia2024.ru
The 16th BRICS summit is taking place in Kazan, where dozens of foreign leaders have gathered in Russia’s fifth-largest city for three days of intense diplomatic discussions and high-level bilateral talks. The international forum has been convened to ofrer a new vision of multilateralism.
The current BRICS member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates – collectively represent around 46% of the world’s population and over 36% of global GDP, according to estimates from global financial institutions.
Nearly three dozen states have expressed interest in joining BRICS or deepening cooperation with the group, and many of them have sent top level delegations to Kazan. Existing members agreed to discuss granting partner status to some of these nations and may approve some bids during the summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to hold several high-level meetings on Tuesday, including talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
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22 October 2024
11:17 GMT
“As for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we regularly keep in touch on this issue. As I said before, I believe that the problem must be resolved through peaceful means,” Modi said at the meeting with Putin.
New Delhi is “ready to offer any possible assistance” to help find a diplomatic solution to the conflict, the Indian leader added.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi has lauded Russia’s presidency of BRICS at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, thanking the Russian leader for organizing the summit in Kazan.
“Over the past 15 years of its existence, BRICS has successfully established itself, and dozens of countries now wish to join the group,” he stated.
© Sputnik / Kristina Kormilitsyna / brics-russia2024.ru
- 11:01 GMT
“We deeply appreciate India-Russia cooperation within BRICS, since both our countries are founding members of the association… We’re seeing strengthened cooperation between our legislatures, our foreign ministers are in constant contact, and trade turnover is showing good dynamics,” Putin said at his meeting with Modi.
The Russian leader noted that Moscow has welcomed New Delhi’s decision to open a consulate in Kazan.
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BRICS member states need to make a number of critical decisions in Kazan aimed at improving cooperation within the group, Putin has said at a meeting with Modi.
- 10:47 GMT
Russia-India relations are developing rapidly, and Moscow values its interaction with New Delhi in the BRICS format, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- 10:28 GMT
Chinese President Xi Jinping has received a warm welcome upon his arrival at the Korston Club Hotel in Kazan, where he will be staying for the duration of the BRICS Summit.
- 10:24 GMT
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has arrived in Kazan for the 16th annual BRICS Summit.
- 10:17 GMT
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced his arrival in Kazan for the BRICS Summit in a post on X written in Russian.
Modi praised the event as “important,” noting that discussions held there “will help make our planet a better place.”
Приземлился в Казани для участия в саммите БРИКС. Этот саммит очень важен, и обсуждения на нём помогут сделать нашу планету лучше. pic.twitter.com/bWSmMApEKm
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 22, 2024
- 09:40 GMT
President Vladimir Putin’s program at the BRICS Summit has kicked off with a meeting with the president of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff. Putin has called the NDB a “promising institution.”
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A Russian fighter jet was seen escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plane as it approached Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit. The video was filmed from the cockpit of Xi’s aircraft and posted on X.
A Russian fighter jet is seen from the cabin escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane before it lands in Kazan, Russia for the #BRICS Summit. pic.twitter.com/6Q4l5hp8r0
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) October 22, 2024
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