බ්‍රික්ස් සමුළුවට එක්වූ රාජ්‍ය නායකයන් සමූහ ඡායාරූපයකට එක්වේ

Leaders of BRICS member countries pose for group photo

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of other BRICS member countries who are in Kazan, Russia attending the 16th BRICS Summit posed for a group photo on Wednesday.

The first-ever summit of an expanded BRICS is taking place from Tuesday to Thursday in Kazan, the capital city of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. Xi flew in on Tuesday to attend the event at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

BRICS began with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and has now evolved into an influential international cooperation mechanism with an expanded membership.

Besides the countries that officially joined the BRICS family on Jan 1, 2024, over 30 countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Türkiye and Azerbaijan have either formally applied for or expressed interest in membership.

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