Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (1st L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (1st R) shake hands during a group photo session at the second summit meeting of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) leaders in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, April 15, 2010.
Chinese President Hu Jintao left Brasilia Thursday for home after attending a summit of the BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China, and paying a state visit to Brazil.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday urged closer cooperation among the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China), saying that China is ready to host the third BRIC summit to maintain and advance dialogue and cooperation.
·President Hu Jintao will be invited to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington from April 12 to 13
·President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Brazil and attend the second summit of the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - in Brasilia from April 14 to 17.
·President Hu Jintao will also pay a state visit to Venezuela on April 17 and 18, and make a working visit to Chile on April 18.
Hu will hold talks with President Lula and meet other leaders on furthering China-Brazil ties and boosting cooperation on major global issues.
During his first state visit to Venezuela, Hu will hold talks with President Chavez, when cooperation documents on energy, finance, culture, electricity and poverty alleviation are expected to be signed.
Hu will hold talks with President Pinera and meet with other Chilean leaders. China now is Chile's largest trading partner, and Chile is China's second largest in the Latin America. Their trade volume reached a record high of 17.7 billion US dollars in 2009.
