The 9
th BRICS Summit’s first Sherpas Meeting took place in Nanjing.
This is the capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province.
The theme of meeting was concentrated on ‘BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future’.
The 2-day meeting saw participation of more than 100 participants, including coordinators from all sides, foreign diplomats, and representatives from the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
It covered priority areas of political affairs, economy and culture for BRICS cooperation, especially in the areas.
The Sherpas Meeting is considered as a major channel to push forward BRICS cooperation.
It aimed at political preparation for the leaders’ meeting for the 9th BRICS Summit to be held in Xiamen, China.
Nanjing: Know More- Nanjing, capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, is roughly 300km up the Yangtze River from the city of Shanghai.
- It was the national capital during part of the Ming dynasty.
- It was earlier romanized as Nankin/Nanking.
