Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in New Delhi on Friday ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, scheduled to be held under India’s chairship on September 12 and 13.
Nigeria holds the status of a BRICS Partner Country along with Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Earlier, Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu also arrived in New Delhi to attend the summit.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also arrived in the national capital on Friday. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reached New Delhi and was received by Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo also arrived in New Delhi. They were received by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary.
South Africa is a BRICS member, while Uganda is among the grouping’s partner countries.
Meanwhile, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa P Lazaro also arrived in New Delhi ahead of the summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the national capital earlier and was received by Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov also arrived in New Delhi to attend the summit.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Zou Jiayi also arrived in the capital for the summit.
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 under its 2026 BRICS Chairship. India’s Chairship is guided by the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, with development, sustainability and innovation among its key priorities.
BRICS has emerged as an important platform for coordination among major emerging economies and for advancing the interests of the Global South in multilateral institutions. Its agenda covers development, finance, technology, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
The grouping currently comprises 11 countries — Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the UAE.
(ANI)
