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There volition beryllium nary high-level practice from Beijing astatine Thursday’s (May 14, 2026) gathering of BRICS Foreign Ministers successful New Delhi due to the fact that of “scheduling reasons”, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026).
The May 14-15 gathering coincides with the visit to China by U.S. President Donald Trump, who lands successful the Chinese superior connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026).
Foreign Minister Wang Yi volition beryllium successful Beijing for Mr. Trump’s visit. China volition not beryllium sending immoderate different high-level authoritative for the meeting, the Foreign Ministry indicated.
“Due to scheduling reasons, Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong volition correspond Foreign Minister Wang Yi astatine this Foreign Ministers’ Meeting,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“BRICS is an important level for practice among emerging markets and processing countries. China attaches large value to and actively participates successful BRICS cooperation, is ever committed to deepening the BRICS strategical partnership, and consolidating the affirmative momentum of unity and practice among BRICS countries. We basal acceptable to enactment with each BRICS members to enactment India, arsenic the Chair, successful successfully hosting the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and promoting the high-quality improvement of ‘BRICS Plus’ cooperation.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to get successful New Delhi connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) and volition connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) conscionable Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful a associated call-on on with different BRICS Ministers from Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia.
A gathering successful New Delhi past period of Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys of the 11-nation BRICS grouping ended without a associated connection arsenic delegates from the United Arab Emirates and Iran sparred implicit the warfare successful West Asia.
