Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday announced that the 10th edition of the annual BRICS summit will be held in Johannesburg next year.
Xi made the announcement after the end of the 9th BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — Summit here.
Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit here on Tuesday, with Xi calling for “healthy, stable bilateral ties” between the two countries.
In his opening remarks, Modi congratulated Xi for the “very successful” execution of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit.
The two leaders met in the southeastern city of Xiamen after the three-day Summit and the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries.