Xi to meet with Lao president in Russia’s Kazan

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president, in Russia's Kazan on Tuesday evening.

Xi arrived in the Russian city earlier in the day to attend the 16th BRICS Summit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Xi to meet with Lao president in Russia’s Kazan

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Kazan, the capital city of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan.

Xi arrived in Kazan earlier in the day for the 16th BRICS Summit.

During the summit scheduled for Tuesday to Thursday, Xi is set to attend small- and large-group leaders' meetings and the BRICS Plus leaders' dialogue, and will deliver important speeches. Xi will also have in-depth exchanges with other state leaders on the current international situation, practical BRICS cooperation, the development of the BRICS mechanism and other important issues of common concern.

BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market cooperative mechanism that initially comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In January, it expanded its membership to include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia.

Xi meets Putin in Russia's Kazan