Ajit Doval, other Brics NSAs, meet Chinese Prez Xi
Beijing: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his coutnerparts from the other Brics nations called on China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday. Mr Xi praised the efforts of the Brics’ top security czars in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation despite the geographical distances between the member nations. The meeting comes amid a standoff between China and India in Dokalam area of Sikkim sector.
National security adviser Ajit Doval and other top security czars of the Brics nations on Friday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, who praised their efforts in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation despite the vast geographical distance among the member nations.
The meeting comes amid a standoff between China and India in Dokalam area in the Sikkim sector.
After day-long deliberations over improving cooperation in a number of areas, the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) NSAs met Xi and interacted with him.
Mr Xi, in his address to the Brics NSAs, praised them for building a mutual trust and cooperation among the member nations.
“Every minister has done a great job for improving our mutual trust and security cooperation. I sincerely thank for all your efforts,” Mr Xi who is heading the Brics group this year said about the deliberations by the NSAs on Friday on host of security related issues.
“I think the meeting was carried out well. In order to promote the strategic mutual trust of the Brics countries, security cooperation, all of you have made a lot of effort,” he said.
The Brics cooperation has 10 years of history and the five-member group of emerging countries have carried on meaningful cooperation despite geographical distance.