Saudi foreign minister arrives in New Delhi for BRICS Summit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has arrived in New Delhi to represent Saudi Arabia at the 2026 BRICS Summit. According to the Saudi Gazette, Prince Faisal is attending the summit on behalf of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The summit, themed "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," aims to address major international issues and strengthen multilateral cooperation among BRICS members and invited nations.

The 18th BRICS summit, as reported by Ajel English, brings together leaders of member states and officials from invited countries to discuss cooperation, innovation, and global governance reform. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of reforming global governance systems and increasing representation of the Global South in decision-making during his opening remarks.

Modi also stressed the need for reform of the United Nations Security Council and financial institutions to reflect the current economic reality.

Other leaders, including the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also attended the summit, according to the Gulf News. The two-day summit will address ways to strengthen cooperation among BRICS countries in various fields and exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest.

Brief written by urgent.news from Saudi Gazette, Ajel English, Gulf News — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.