Fuelling speculations on one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Pr𓂃esident Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, the two leaders on Thursday were seen walking side by side and engaging in a brief🥂 conversation.
As per media rep🔜orts, the interaction between PM Modi and Xi Jinping was captured shortly after the five-nation BRICS grouping unanimously agreed to expand its membership and invited six other nations to join the bloc.
Xi's aide stopped by security
Moreover, today an aide of the Chinese President was reportedly stopped by security officials as he was try🍃ing ♒to catch up with the President.
A viral video, which has emerged on social media, showed the President entering the hall of the venue. When his aide tried to catch up with him, Sou𝓀th African security officials suspected him and blocked him from further🅘 entering.
Xi Jinping failed to attend Business Forum meet
Meanwhile, several media reports from Johannesburg stated that the Chinese President Xi Jinping fai🐭led to show up at the crucial BRICS Business Forum on Tuesday in South ♉Africa.
On behalf og the Chinese President, his speech was read out by Commerce Minister Wang Wentao that criticise𓆏d the US over its tendency toward “hegemony”.
However, Xi Jinping later attend🐎ed th𒊎e summit dinner, without giving an explanation for his absence at the key meeting.
