KAZAN, Oct 22 – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for the 16th BRICS summit of emerging industrialised nations.
Senior Russian officials greeted Xi at the airport. Guards of honor lined up on both sides of a red carpet to salute the Chinese leader and Russian youths, dressed in national costumes, welcomed him with traditional courtesy.
Xi is one of more than 20 heads of state and government expected at the summit, which runs until Thursday.
The acronym BRICS refers to the first five member countries of the organization: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are also already in Kazan.
On the first day of the summit, one-on-one talks are planned between Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
