- Title: Putin arrives in Xiamen for BRICS summit
- Date: 3rd September 2017
- Summary: XIAMEN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 3, 2017) (HOST POOL) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PLANE TAXIING ON TARMAC RUSSIAN NATIONAL FLAG ON PLANE PLANE TAXIING PLANE ON TARMAC RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WALKING OUT OF THE PLANE PUTIN SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS AND WALKING TO CAR PLANE ON TARMAC VARIOUS OF CAR DRIVING AWAY
- Embargoed: 17th September 2017 11:40
- Keywords: Vladimir Putin Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport BRICS China Russia Xiamen summit
- Location: XIAMEN CITY, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA
- City: XIAMEN CITY, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016X1JRRB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on Sunday (September 3) to attend this year's BRICS summit.
Global heads of state including India's Narendra Modi and Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are also expected to join the three-day summit on September 3-5, giving China as host its latest chance to position itself as a bulwark of globalisation in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
BRICS leaders will be joined by observer countries Thailand, Mexico, Egypt, Guinea and Tajikistan, and officials will discuss a "BRICS Plus" plan to possibly expand the bloc to new members. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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