China: Xi will host virtual summit of BRICS countries on June 23

(ANSA) - BEIJING, June 17 - Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a virtual summit of the BRICS countries on June 23 with the leader of Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa, in the first such initiative since the aggression of Moscow on Ukraine.

Alsummit, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry HuaChunying said, will follow the next day the "high-level global development" dialogue, always virtual, dedicated to promoting "a global development partnership for the new era on the joint implementation of the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development ".

Brics leaders and leaders from the main emerging markets and developing countries will participate.

    The theme of the 14th Leaders' Summit will focus on promoting the "high-quality BRICS partnership to usher in a new era of global development".

Xi will also participate in the opening ceremony of the BricsBusiness Forum in virtual format on June 22, giving a programmatic speech, Hua added, according to Xinhua.

(HANDLE).