Brazil: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brasilia for the 11th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit.
Modi, who will attend the 11th BRICS Summit, said he will also meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to discuss ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership.
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Close cooperation between the two countries in multilateral forums has been a significant aspect of our strategic relationship, Modi said. "BRICS Summit will also provide me with the opportunity to hold useful bilateral interactions with leaders of other BRICS countries," he said.
The prime minister is scheduled to hold separate bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. He would also attend the BRICS business forum closing ceremony and the 'closed' and plenary sessions of the XI BRICS Summit.
In the closed session, the discussions are expected to be focused on challenges and opportunities for the exercise of national sovereignty in the contemporary world. This will be followed by the BRICS Plenary Session, where the leaders will discuss the intra-BRICS cooperation for the economic development of BRICS societies.
A BRICS memorandum of understanding between trade and investment promotion agencies is expected to be signed. The participating leaders would also be issued on the conclusion of the summit, according to the ministry of external affairs.
BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The grouping brings together five major emerging economies comprising 42 percent of the world's population, having 23 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product.
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