Chinese President Xi Jinping has departed for Russia to attend the BRICS summit. He is likely to meet other leaders, including India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Xi will promote greater BRICS cooperation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping departed on Tuesday to a BRICS summit in Russia, state news agency Xinhua said. Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit, which is the biggest such meeting in the country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the BRICS leaders' summit on 22-24 October. Source: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Máo Ning, reported by Ukrinform news agency Quote: "Xi Jinping will have an in-depth exchange of views with the BRICS leaders on the current international situation,