Updated on: Sep 12, 2026, 16:02:43 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link Chinese President Xi Jinping said at BRICS Summit on Saturday that the Middle East war does not serve ‘common interests’, China's state media reported.
Jinping arrived in Delhi, India on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit which is being held in the backdrop of two wars – Iran-US and Russia-Ukraine.
China's President Xi Jinping attends the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, (via REUTERS) The Chinese leader also urged the BRICS countries to strengthen cooperation on Artificial Intelligence as he also called on the BRICS to oppose violations of other countries' sovereignty, interference in their internal affairs, Reuters reported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday that Xi was expected to discuss major international issues and ways to deepen cooperation among BRICS members, the Associated Press reported.
The summit is focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emerging and developing countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and counterparts from the other eight BRICS members.
The summit comes as wars in Ukraine and the West Asia conflict, along with rising US-China tensions, test the bloc’s ability to find common ground among countries with competing geopolitical interests.
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