Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (C), Russian President Vladimir Putin (1st L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd L) and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a group photo before a meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries in Brisbane, Australia, Nov 15, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 7th BRICS summit and 15th SCO summit to be held in Ufa of Russia next week.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Monday that Xi will attend the 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit on July 8-9 and the 15th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 9-10 in Ufa at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.