Bric countries will hold a second summit in Brazil

The heads of state of Brazil, Rússia, India and China will meet again on April 16^th, in Brasília, the Brazilian capital. They first met in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg last year to discuss the international financial crisis. The agenda for the April summit is still being discussed. The meeting comes as Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, tries to take a more prominent role on the world stage. It has become an important member of the G20 group of nations – now a key forum for global economic and financial discussions. The BRIC group summit will be preceded on April 15th by a meeting of heads of states from Brazil, India and South Africa, also in Brasilia.