Indian envoy, Brazil's President discuss deepening bilateral strategic partnership, PM Modi's visit
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Brasilia: India's Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia , presented credentials to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discussed deepening of bilateral strategic partnership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Brazil. PM Modi is travelling to Brazil at the invitation of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This will be the Prime Minister's fourth visit to Brazil. The 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 6 to 7.In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Brazil stated, "Amb @dineshbhatia presented credentials to President @LulaOficial and discussed deepening of bilateral Strategic Partnership as well as PM @narendramodi's upcoming participation in BRICS Summit, followed by State Visit to Brazil."https://x.com/indiainbrazil/status/1940065048228999507Dinesh Bhatia met Brazil's Minister of Defence, Jose Mucio, and discussed the broadening of bilateral cooperation between the two nations."Amb @dineshbhatia met Jose Mucio, Minister of @DefesaGovBr and discussed broadening of India-Brazil Defence cooperation to realise its untapped potential," the Indian Embassy in Brazil posted on X.https://x.com/indiainbrazil/status/1940118327453536316Addressing a special briefing on the Prime Minister's visit to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Economic Relations), Dammu Ravi said, "The 17th BRICS Summit is taking place on July 5 and July 6 in Rio, Brazil."India is set to take over the BRICS Chairmanship at the Brazil Summit next year."The theme of the Rio Summit is 'Strengthening Global South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Governance'... India will be holding the chair of the BRICS next year..." Secretary Ravi said."Our Prime Minister will arrive on the July 5, but the main programme is on July 5. As you know, the format is very clear - there are full members, which are 10; there are about 12 partner countries; there are 8 invitee countries that are heads of state at the government level; seven heads of regional and multilateral bodies," he said.During the Summit, PM Modi will exchange views on key global issues, including reform of global governance, peace and security, strengthening multilateralism, responsible use of artificial intelligence, climate action, global health, and economic and financial matters.Outlining the detailed schedule for the Rio summit, MEA Secretary Ravi said the first agenda item for the programme on July 5 includes reform of global governance, where only the full members will participate."Thereafter, there is the second theme on the agenda, which is peace and security -- it is in the working lunch format where the leaders will discuss the agenda item, and all of this will be captured in the leaders' statement, which will be seen as deliverables," he said.The MEA Secretary said, "Post-lunch, the third item on the agenda is strengthening multilateralism, economic and financial affairs, and artificial intelligence. Later that evening will be an official reception, and all the leaders will be participating.""The next day, on July 6, the fourth item of the agenda is environment, COP 30, and global health. As you are aware, Brazil will also be hosting COP 30 later in the year in November, which is why climate and COP issues become very important," he said.On the Summit's expected outcomes, Ravi said, "The BRICS process is led by the chair, and they set the agenda. But the decisions are on a consensus-based format. We are hopeful that there will be four deliverables, although discussions are still continuing: the leaders' declaration, the leaders' statement on global governance and artificial intelligence, the leaders' framework declaration on climate finance, and BRICS participation for the elimination of diseases."He said, "There will also be, in addition, four reports that will be submitted to the leaders."Focusing on the bilateral engagements during the visit of PM Modi, MEA Secretary (East) P Kumaran said, "The BRICS Summit segment of the Prime Minister's visit will be on July 5-6, and the State visit segment will be on July 8... During the State visit, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with President Lula. Bilateral agreements will be signed on renewable energy, agricultural research, and security cooperation. Prime Minister Modi is visiting Argentina on July 4 on an official visit. Both leaders will hold talks on economic and trade interests to further strengthen bilateral relations."In addition to attending the BRICS sessions, the Prime Minister will hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit.For the State Visit to Brazil, PM Modi will travel to Brasilia, where he will hold bilateral discussions with President Lula on expanding the Strategic Partnership between the two countries in areas of mutual interest, including trade, defence, energy, space, technology, agriculture, health, and people-to-people linkages.
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