Amid global crisis, top leaders to attend BRICS summit this weekend
Iran President Pezeshkian and UN Secretary-General Guterres are among the leaders expected to attend the summit; Putin is likely to have a bilateral meeting with PM Modi and discuss defence and other matters
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the 18th BRICS summit in Delhi this weekend, according to Russian sources. He is likely to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss defense and other related matters. Other top leaders from BRICS members and partner countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, are also scheduled to arrive for the two-day summit.
The summit comes amid a global crisis in energy and agriculture supply chains due to conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is attending the summit for the first time since assuming office, is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi. The differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the ongoing hostilities in the region will also be a key topic of discussion.
Other notable attendees include South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil's President Mauro Vieira, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, and the heads of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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