- The 9th BRICS Summit’s first Sherpas Meeting took place in Nanjing.
- This is the capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province.
- The theme of meeting was concentrated on ‘BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future’.
- The 2-day meeting saw participation of more than 100 participants, including coordinators from all sides, foreign diplomats, and representatives from the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
- It covered priority areas of political affairs, economy and culture for BRICS cooperation, especially in the areas.
- The Sherpas Meeting is considered as a major channel to push forward BRICS cooperation.
- It aimed at political preparation for the leaders’ meeting for the 9th BRICS Summit to be held in Xiamen, China.
Nanjing:
- Nanjing, capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, is roughly 300km up the Yangtze River from the city of Shanghai.
- It was the national capital during part of the Ming dynasty.
- It was earlier romanized as Nankin/Nanking.