Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit India next week to attend a meeting of national security advisers of BRICS member states. This marks his first visit to the country in almost a year, as both sides continue efforts to normalize their relationship.
Wang will visit India on June 22-23 for the BRICS meet at the invitation of NSA Ajit Doval. The Chinese foreign minister had skipped a BRICS foreign ministers' meeting hosted by India last month due to a clash with US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing.
During the BRICS NSAs' meeting, the Chinese side will exchange views with other members on the international security situation, major international and regional issues, and a joint response to conventional and non-conventional security challenges.
The meeting is part of preparations for the BRICS Summit to be hosted by India in September, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to attend.
China wants to enhance coordination with BRICS states to strengthen political and security cooperation, and Wang is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with Doval and other BRICS leaders on the margins of the meeting.
