PM addresses BRICS
July 09, 2015 13:40
PM Narendra Modi speaking at BRICS Business Council in Ufa, Russia. Modi. "We need to see our strengths and then cooperate on skill development. I am thankful to President Putin for hosting the BRICS summit. It's an important meet. We (BRICS members) can form good coordination in skill development," he said.
Modi will attend the seventh BRICS summit in Ufa on Thursday, followed by participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Modi will attend the seventh BRICS summit in Ufa on Thursday, followed by participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The
BRICS summit, which will begin today, will see an official welcome as
well as the customary meeting that leaders have with the members of the
BRICS business council.The theme of this summit is 'BRICS partnership: A
powerful factor for Global Development', which covers both political
and economic issues.
However, the emphasis is
on economic cooperation.The Prime Minister will also be participating in
the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The
SCO summit is likely to see India, which is currently an observer of
the grouping, acquire full membership. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived
in Ufa on Wednesday, interacted with the Russian President Vladimir
Putin, before holding an 85-minute-long meeting with Chinese President
Xi Jinping.
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