Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Brics summit that India will host in Sept, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23, for a meeting of national security advisers of the grouping. Wang had last month skipped the Brics foreign ministers’ meeting because the dates clashed with US President Trump’s visit to Beijing for the US-China summit.India holds Brics rotational presidency this year, and will hand it over to China for 2027. Reflecting a slow but steady turnaround in ties, both countries have pledged support for each other’s presidency.While an official confirmation is still awaited from Beijing, India expects President Xi Jinping to attend the summit in Sept. PM Narendra Modi had travelled to China last year for the SCO summit.Wang will attend the meeting upon invitation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a media briefing in Beijing. He will exchange views with other Brics member states on the current international security situation and major international and regional issues, Lin said.The meeting will also discuss joint responses to traditional and non-traditional security challenges and make preparations for the Brics summit to be held in Sept, Lin added. “Amid a transforming and volatile world with many security challenges on the rise, Brics countries standing at the forefront of the Global South are committed to safeguarding world peace, promoting common development, practising multilateralism and enabling more equitable global governance,” Lin said.Wang is expected to hold bilateral meetings with NSA Ajit Doval and foreign minister S Jaishankar. Official sources said that he may also call on Modi during his two-day visit. China looks forward to enhancing communication and coordination with Brics members to enrich political and security cooperation, said Lin.
