Moscow
°Õ³ó±ðÌýleadersÌýofÌýBRICSÌýcountriesÌýare arrivingÌýinÌýKazanÌýto participateÌýinÌýthe organization'sÌýsummit on Tuesday, with asÌýmany asÌý22 headsÌýofÌýstate andÌýsix headsÌýofÌýinternational organizationsÌýexpected to attend the event
Thirty-six high-rankingÌýofficialsÌýwill also participateÌýinÌýtheÌýBRICSÌýsummit, according to aÌýstatement from the bloc.
Russian President Vladimir PutinÌýisÌýscheduled to hold five bilateral meetingsÌýon theÌýsidelinesÌýofÌýthe event on Tuesday,Ìýincluding with Chinese President Xi Jinping,ÌýIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, andÌýSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa â€� all representativesÌýofÌýBRICSÌýfounding countries.
The talksÌýinÌýKazanÌýwill mark the third face-to-face meeting between the headsÌýofÌýRussiaÌýand China thisÌýyear.ÌýInÌýMay, PutinÌýpaid aÌýstate visit to China, andÌýinÌýJuly, he met with Xi on theÌýsidelinesÌýofÌýtheÌýSCOÌýsummitÌýinÌýAstana.
Modi isÌývisitingÌýRussiaÌýforÌýtheÌýsecond time thisÌýyear, asÌýPutinÌýand theÌýIndian leader last metÌýinÌýMoscowÌýinÌýJuly.
Last year, theÌýSouth African president visitedÌýRussiaÌýtwice â€� asÌýpartÌýofÌýthe groupÌýofÌýleadersÌýofÌýthe African PeaceÌýInitiative and during theÌýsecondÌýRussia-AfricaÌýsummitÌýinÌýSt. Petersburg. ThisÌýyear, PutinÌýand Ramaphosa haveÌýspoken twice on the phone.
Since Jan. 1,ÌýRussiaÌýhasÌýbeen chairing theÌýBRICSÌýunder the mottoÌýofÌýstrengthening multilateralismÌýforÌýequitableÌýglobalÌýdevelopment andÌýsecurity. AsÌýpartÌýofÌýitsÌýpresidency, it will organize more than 200 political, economic, andÌýsocial events. The central event will be theÌýsummitÌýinÌýKazan, which continuesÌýuntil Oct. 24.