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BRICS Leaders Officially Start Summit in India's Goa

© REUTERS / Danish SiddiquiA security personnel stands guard outside one of the venues of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Benaulim in the western state of Goa, India, October 14, 2016.
A security personnel stands guard outside one of the venues of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Benaulim in the western state of Goa, India, October 14, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The eighth BRICS summit officially kicks off in India's Goa.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin arrives at the airport in Goa on October 15, 2016 - Sputnik International
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GOA (Sputnik) — The eighth BRICS summit officially kicks off in India's Goa, where five leaders of the group’s member states are supposed to adopt a cooperation plan for the near future, a Sputnik correspondent reported Sunday.

The official summit welcoming ceremony has started, bringing together leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

They will hold a restricted session meeting and a plenary session. BRICS Goa declaration and the near-term cooperation plan will be announced afterward.

In the afternoon, BRICS leaders will meet with BIMSTEC group (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) made up of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

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