Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping during the 16th BRICS Summit, in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday.
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BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged BRICS countries to deepen financial and economic cooperation, saying the need for reform of the international financial architecture is becoming more urgent.
Xi, speaking at the BRICS summit in Russia's city of Kazan, called for a de-escalation in the Ukrainian crisis, and for no further expansion of the battlefield.
He also called for a ceasefire in the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza.