Xi urges BRICS to mediate Middle East conflict at New Delhi summit

September 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM1 min

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Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS members to act as peacemakers in the Middle East conflict during a summit in New Delhi on Saturday. He also met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines, calling for strategic, long-term ties between the two nations.

Key Facts

Xi Jinping said China will work with other BRICS members to promote peace in the Middle East, according to CCTV.
BRICS members account for more than 40% of the world's population and almost a quarter of the global economy.
China will assume the BRICS chairmanship next year and host the 19th BRICS summit.
Xi's visit to New Delhi is his first to India in seven years.
A 2020 border skirmish killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.

BRICS Peace Role

Xi Jinping called on BRICS to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict during his address to the summit in New Delhi on Saturday. He said the war "does not serve the common interests of the international community", as quoted by state-run CCTV. China will work with other BRICS members in that role, Xi stated. The Chinese leader described the bloc as a "leading group" in the Global South and a model of self-reliance among emerging and developing countries.

India-China Relations

Xi met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. He said China views ties with India from a "strategic, long-term perspective", according to Xinhua News Agency. Xi's visit to New Delhi is his first to India in seven years. China and India fought a brief war in 1962, and relations soured after a 2020 border skirmish killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Ties have improved in recent years, especially since Modi visited China last year.