BRICS Nations Back China's 2027 Chairmanship, Declaration Says
A joint declaration states BRICS members have extended full support for China to take over the bloc's chairmanship in 2027, after President Xi Jinping said Beijing would host the next summit.

BRICS member nations have extended their full support for China to assume the chairmanship of the group in 2027, according to a declaration cited by TASS, the Russian state news agency.
The declaration comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that his country would host the bloc's next summit, TASS reported.
BRICS, which groups major emerging economies, rotates its chairmanship annually among member states, with each host country typically organizing a leaders' summit during its term.
Further details on the declaration's specific provisions and the timing of its adoption were not immediately available.
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