Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Xiamen, China to attend the 9th BRICS Summit held between August 31 and September 4, 2017. The 9th BRICS Summit aims to usher the second “Golden Decade” of BRICS cooperation. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in the opening statement that economic cooperation is the corner stone of the BRICS mechanism to advance global economic growth. “Economic cooperation is the foundation of the BRICS mechanism. With this focus in mind, we should implement the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership, institutionalize and substantiate cooperation in various sectors, and continue to enhance the performance of BRICS cooperation,” says Jinping. He added that the BRICS countries will enter “a second decade of more vibrant growth” through working together with other members of the international community. Moreover, he assured that cooperation policies will help in delivering more benefits to the peoples of the five countries. Al-Sisi’s participation comes upon the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Egypt is focusing on several major issues during the meetings at Xiamen, such as activating cooperation between the countries of the global south, especially among BRICS countries and emerging economies such as Egypt. The…
Egypt’s President al-Sisi Arrives in China to Attend BRICS Summit
September 4, 2017
