Li's visit to Rio to strengthen BRICS links

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Premier Li Qiang will attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Saturday to Tuesday, as China seeks to work with all parties to improve global governance and promote the high-quality development of BRICS cooperation.

The upcoming summit marks the first gathering of BRICS leaders since Indonesia and 10 partner countries joined the BRICS family. Several emerging markets and developing countries, as well as international and regional organizations, are also invited to attend the summit.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday that the BRICS cooperation mechanism serves as the most important platform for advancing solidarity and cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries.