Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, on Tuesday evening, to attend the BRICS summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The President is accompanied by: Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hussein Al-Sheikh, Chief Justice of Palestine, Advisor to the President for Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Advisor to the President for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi Al-Khalidi, and the Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdul Hafeez Nofal.

Kazan will host the 16th BRICS Summit over three days, with the participation of about 40 countries, 24 of which will be represented by their leaders, while 8 countries will be represented by high-level officials. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is also scheduled to participate in the summit, and the main topic of the summit is "Strengthening multilateralism for fair global development and security."

This is the first summit after 5 new countries joined the BRICS group in 2024, and the group summit will continue for 3 days until next Thursday (October 24, 2024).

Russia chairs the BRICS group this year and during this period Moscow has set three priorities: politics and security, cooperation in the economy and finance, and humanitarian and cultural exchanges. It has also organized more than 200 political, economic and social events to promote ways to implement further cooperation among the BRICS countries.