Published 09:07 IST, February 25th 2021
India begins BRICS 2021 chairship with 3-day-long Sherpas' meeting; China extends support
On February 19 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched India's BRICS 2021 website at the BRICS Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan.
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India kicked off its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Chairship with inaugural three-day-long Sherpas' meeting, said Anurag Srivastava, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter he wrote that India looks forward to continuing productive discussions with BRICS partners over next two days.
According to MEA release, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched India’s BRICS 2021 website at BRICS Secretariat at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan on February 19.
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China President Xi Jinping may visit India for BRICS summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India later this year, extending support to India in hosting this year's summit. Speaking about Xi's possible attendance at summit and wher LAC standoff would affect both countries multilateral cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said BRICS h become an influential grouping and Beijing supported New Delhi’s efforts as host.
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“China attaches great importance to BRICS mechanism,” Wang said at a regular press conference on Monday. “ Chinese side supports Indian side in hosting meeting and is willing to work with India and or BRICS countries in expanding cooperation on economy, politics and people-to-people exchanges,” Wang was quoted as saying by ANI.
Wenbin’s statement comes a day after India and China 'positively appraised' smooth completion of disengagement of frontline troops in Pangong Lake area and agreed to continue ir communication and push for a mutually acceptable resolution of remaining issues along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Western Sector. According to India-China Joint Statement, two sides h a “candid and in-depth” exchange of views on or issues along LAC in Western Sector.
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China Backs India on hosting BRICS 2021
On Monday, China stated that y support India for hosting BRICS Summit 2021 and expressed interest in working with New Delhi to strengn cooperation among five-member group of emerging economies of which both China and India are critical members. India assumed BRICS chairmanship for 2021. grouping comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and India is going to hold this year's summit.
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MEA Jaishankar launches BRICS 2021 website
On February 19, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar h launched a website for BRICS, a bloc that represents over 3.6 billion people, nearly half world’s population. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Jaishankar h announced, “Gl to have launched #BRICS2021 website. Will provide a comprehensive snapshot of our strong BRICS engagement and exhaustive calendar of events during BRICS at 15 under Chairmanship of India.”
Reform of 'multilateral system'
MEA ded, that this year, priorities for BRICS will include reform of multilateral system, counter-terrorism cooperation, technological and digital solutions for sustainable development goals, and enhancing people-to-people cooperation. website, which is now LIVE, displays updated and dynamic information and useful links related to pillars of BRICS, calendar of events, documents, and images from previous meetings. 13th BRICS Summit will be held under India’s Chairship in 2021, and it will be third time India will host BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016. me for India’s Chairship for 2021 would be ‘BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus’.
(With ANI Inputs)
09:07 IST, February 25th 2021