Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said China will take over the BRICS presidency next year, as he described the grouping as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries.
Speaking at the BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Xi also said the ongoing war in the West Asia and Gulf region has caused serious losses to people and does not serve the common interests of the international community.
As the situation in the West Asia and the Gulf region continues to evolve, Xi said China is willing to work with other BRICS members to contribute to peace and stability in the region.
“China is willing to work with fellow BRICS members to play due role in achieving peace and stability in the
Middle East and the Gulf region, says President Xi Jinping in New Delhi. The war has caused serious losses to people across the region and does not serve the common interests of the international community,” Xi said, as quoted by Xinhua.
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Xi Jinping began a two-day visit to New Delhi to attend the BRICS Summit on Saturday, marking his first trip to India in seven years and signalling a key opportunity to normalise bilateral ties through expansion of trade and investment ties. Xi will also hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday evening.
The Chinese leader’s trip to India comes on the heels of several high-level exchanges, including the Special Representative dialogue in Beijing between National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, even as concerns linger over aggressive Chinese military posturing along the Arunachal Pradesh sector.
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In the last few months, both sides have rolled out a series of confidence-building measures to repair ties frayed by the more than four-and-a-half-year military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
In their talks, Modi and Xi are expected to review the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and explore further ways to normalise bilateral relations, including through expanded trade and investment ties, the people cited above said.
PM Modi and Xi held wide-ranging talks on August 31 last year on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese city of Tianjin.
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