New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with parliamentary delegations from BRICS nations, including Russia, China, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, which is being held at the Samvidhan Sadan here, has brought parliamentary leaders from BRICS member and partner countries together to discuss ways to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and advance people-centric development.
The prime minister interacted with parliamentary delegations from BRICS countries after the inaugural session of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, officials said.
Apart from PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and other Indian MPs interacted with the visiting parliamentary representatives from the BRICS member nations and partner countries.
The member nations which are participating in the two-day event are Brazil, Russia, China, Egypt, the UAE and Iran. The partner countries attending the meeting are Belarus, Cuba, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
