Chinese President Xi Jingping will not attend the BRICS team summit for the first time

Chinese President Xi Jingping will not attend the forthcoming BRICS group summit of the growing economies, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said in Beijing today. Prime Minister Lee Kiang will visit Brazil to attend this annual summit, she said, without explaining the reasons for the absence of Si Jing. The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will also not attend this meeting. His absence is related to his arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, which Brazil – as a country that has signed the Rome Statute – would have to execute. Media reports imply that Si will not go to the Rio de Janeiro Summit on July 6 and 7 due to commitments. This is the first time the 72 -year -old Chinese president will not attend a BRICS Summit, but […]
Source: News Beast

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