South Africa to host 10th BRICS Summit in 2018

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South Africa to host 10th BRICS Summit
South Africa to host 10th BRICS Summit

New Delhi : As the 9th edition of BRICS Summit concluded in China, President Xi Jinping announced that the 10th Edition of BRICS Summit will be held in Johannesburg in 2018.

Xi Jinping made the announcement after the end of the 9th BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – Summit in Xiamen (China).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the other hand, termed talks with Xi Jinping as 'fruitful'.

"Met President Xi Jinping. We held fruitful talks on bilateral relations between India and China," the Prime Minister tweeted after their meeting.

Modi thanked the Chinese government and the people for their "warm hospitality" during the three-day BRICS Summit and said he was leaving for Myanmar.