The meeting of NSAs from BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — was hosted by China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, cyber and energy security.
Doval and Yang, who are special representatives of India-China border, held a separate meeting to discuss bilateral issues, during which they were also expected to have discussed the stand-off between the troops of the both the countries at the Dokalam area in Sikkim section.
Besides Doval and Yang, today’s meeting is attended by minister of state security David Mahlobo of South Africa, minister Sergio Etchegoyen of the Office of Institutional Security of the Presidency of Brazil, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev of Russia.
The meeting will focus on global governance, counter-terrorism, cyber security and energy security, international and regional hotspots, and national security and development, the ministry added. The seventh meeting of BRICS high representatives for security issues is a major platform for BRICS countries to discuss and carry out cooperation in the political security field.