China Prez may visit India for BRICS |
In spite of the ongoing border conflict, China President Xi Jinping may travel to India in the second half of 2021 to attend the BRICS leaders` meeting. China expressed its support for India in hosting this year`s BRICS summit and said it will work with New Delhi to strengthen the cooperation among the five-member grouping of emerging economies. On February 19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched India`s BRICS 2021 website at the BRICS Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi. Asked about India assuming the BRICS Chairmanship this year, China`s Foreign Ministry spokesman told media that Beijing backs New Delhi in hosting the summit. He said "The BRICS, consisting of emerging markets and developing countries, is a cooperation mechanism with global influence. In recent years, with growing cohesion, stronger practical cooperation and rising influence, BRICS has become a constructive force for stability in international affairs. China attaches high importance to the BRICS cooperation mechanism. It stays committed to consolidating BRICS strategic partnership and the positive momentum in BRICS solidarity and cooperation,". Wang, however, did not specify whether Chinese President Xi Jinping would attend the summit expected to be held later this year. Xi has attended all the annual summits of the five-member bloc in the past, including the one last year hosted via video link by Russia in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part. China`s announcement backing India to host the BRICS summit came as the armies of the two countries began disengagement of troops locked in over an eight-month-long standoff in eastern Ladakh.
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