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Vladimir Putin addressed a gala reception hosted on behalf of the President of Russia to mark the 16th BRICS Summit.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira attended a restricted-format meeting of the BRICS Summit.

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (via videoconference), President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan participated in the expanded meeting of the BRICS Summit.

The 16th BRICS Summit continues in Kazan

On the first day of the summit, Vladimir Putin held meetings with President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President of China Xi Jinping, and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

The BRICS Business Council held its Annual Meeting in Moscow on 17 October under the chairmanship of Sergey Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. A welcoming address to the participants was sent by the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin