BRICS Summit Kicks Off Today in Russia’s Kazan City 

Addis Ababa  October 22/2024 (ENA)The 16th BRICS Summit starts in Kazan, Russia today.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew accompanied by a ministerial delegation arrived in Kazan, Russia ahead of the BRICS Summit.

  Representatives from 36 countries will spend three days discussing cooperation in the areas of politics and security, economics and finance, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges, according to TV BRICS.

On Tuesday, 22 October, the XVI BRICS Summit opens in Kazan. Representatives from 36 countries will spend three days discussing cooperation in the areas of politics and security, economics and finance, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.

On this day, a welcoming ceremony will be held for the heads of delegations arriving for an informal lunch.

 The following day, 23rd October 2024, meetings will be held in both narrow and expanded formats, after which summit participants will attend a formal reception.

 

On the final day of the event, delegates will participate in two plenary sessions in the BRICS+ format, after which the Kazan Declaration will be adopted. The results of the high-level meeting on 24th October 2024 will be announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference.

In the capital of Tatarstan, leaders of BRICS countries, heads of government, and other political figures are gathering. 

Among those already in Kazan are Vladimir Putin, Prime Ministers of Ethiopia and India Abiy Ahmed and  Narendra Modi and, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, President of the BRICS New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, Sri Lanka’s Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane, and Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. 

Additionally, this morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew to the city. 

Representatives of six international organizations are also expected at the summit, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

The summit in Kazan, held from 22 to 24 October, is a key event during Russia’s BRICS chairmanship, which is taking place under the motto "Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security." This will be the central theme of the discussions among the BRICS states.