Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the welcoming ceremony for the Heads of Delegations and a solemn reception to welcome the delegations attending the BRICS and BRICS Leaders' Meetings, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On the evening of October 23 local time, at the Kazan Expo Convention Center, Kazan City, Tatarstan Republic, Russian Federation, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin - Chairman of the BRICS Group in 2024 - presided over the welcoming ceremony for the Heads of Delegations and a solemn reception to welcome the Delegations attending the BRICS Leaders' Meeting and the BRICS Plus.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of countries, territories and international organizations attended the event.

The BRICS and BRICS Plus conferences were attended by leaders of 36 countries and territories, including 22 delegations with representatives at the highest level, heads of state level such as: General Secretary and President of China; General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith; President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa; President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan; President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro; President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev; President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko; President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev; President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi; President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan... The conference was also attended by leaders of 6 international organizations, including United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The BRICS and BRICS Plus Summits, along with dozens of related events within the framework of the Summit, took place from October 22-24 in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation.

At the BRICS Summit, whose main theme is “Strengthening multilateralism for equitable global development and security,” leaders discussed creating a new financial and political system characterized by fairness, equality and mutual respect, supporting multilateral principles and enhancing the role of developing countries in global governance. The summit aims to strengthen the position of the BRICS Group in the international arena and will develop cooperation between participating countries in many areas.

The BRICS Summit with the theme “BRICS with the Global South: Building a Better World Together” focused on discussing strengthening cooperation between BRICS and countries in the Global South to promote new growth drivers such as digital economy, green economy, circular economy, science and technology, innovation, building a balanced, effective, inclusive global governance ecosystem, promoting the role and voice of developing countries.

The BRICS Conference and related conferences and events will also review and establish mechanisms and models of cooperation and integration, helping BRICS to become increasingly influential and bring more benefits to participating countries.

On October 23, at the BRICS Summit, leaders of member countries adopted a joint statement, which provided an overall assessment of the world situation as well as the group's long-term goals./.