This week the Russian city of Kazan hosts representatives of the BRICS nations - newly expanded with five new members and now accounting for almost half the world’s population. CGTN’s Aljosa Milenkovic reports from Kazan.
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00:00We have witnessed just the first half, or not just half, just the beginning of bilateral
00:05meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Russian President Vladimir Putin because
00:10those few minutes of the beginning of that discussion was broadcasted here in press center.
00:16So we heard that both presidents agreed that the relations between the two countries are
00:21at their best in their history so far.
00:24And also they are saying, particularly President Xi Jinping, that no foreign meddling can interfere
00:30in the relations between the two countries, praising, of course, economic collaboration
00:35and economic ties between them.
00:37On the other side, President Vladimir Putin mentioned that the relations between China
00:42and Russia should be taken as an example for every other country around the world how countries
00:48should collaborate and how countries should work with each other.
00:52And this is, of course, just the beginning.
00:54There will be a lot more bilateral meetings, both today and, of course, tomorrow, because
00:59let's not forget, tomorrow will be the major day, the first major day of this 16th BRICS
01:05summit here in Kazan because we are expecting plenary session to start tomorrow.
01:10And of course, more leaders to arrive because let's not forget, we are expecting 36 world
01:15leaders to arrive at this BRICS summit.