Putin says expects China's Xi at BRICS summit in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in the Russian city of Kazan in October.

"As agreed, we are expecting Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit," Putin said during a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

AFP