Moscow, (UNI) Russia will chair BRICS next year and will host the summit of the leaders in the city of Kazan in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
“Next year, the BRICS chairmanship will be passed to Russia… We are planning about 200 political, economic and social events, which will be hosted in a dozen Russian cities. At the same time, we plan to hold the BRICS summit in October 2024 in Kazan,” Putin said at a plenary session at a BRICS summit in South Africa.
Specific dates will be agreed through diplomatic channels, the president added.
Putin also invited the BRICS countries to take part in the international cultural forum, which is scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg on November 16-18, as the event could become a platform for dialogue about the future of culture in the world.
