President Xi to attend Brics summit in India
President Xi Jinping will attend the Brics summit in New Delhi this weekend, Beijing said on Thursday, marking his first visit to neighbouring India in seven years. "At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13," a Foreign Ministry statement read. (AFP) Edited by Tony Sabine