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PM Modi to visit China Sept 3-5 to attend BRICS summit

PM Modi to visit China Sept 3-5 to attend BRICS summit

India Blooms News Service | | 29 Aug 2017, 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen in China next month for a summit of BRICS, the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said.

The summit of BRICS- a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -  will be held at the coastal city from September 3 to 5.

"At the invitation of the President of People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen in China’s Fujian province during September 3-5, 2017 to attend the 9th BRICS Summit," MEA said in a statement.

The announcement comes a day after China and India started pulling out soldiers from the Doklam plateu, ending nearly 70-day stand-off at the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction.

According to a statement released on Monday by the MEA,  both sides have agreed to “expeditious disengagement of border personnel at the face-off site”.

After  attending the BRICS summit, the PM will visit Myanmar from September five to seen at the invitation of  Myanmar President  U Htin Kyaw, the MEA statement said.

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first bilateral State visit to Myanmar.

During the visit, Prime Minister will hold discussions with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on matters of mutual interest and also call on President U Htin Kyaw. Apart from his engagements in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, he will visit Yangon and Bagan.

 

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