The first plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the Outreach/BRICS+ format began in the city of Kazan, APA's correspondent dispatched to Kazan reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the event.
Initially, the heads of delegations participating in the Outreach/BRICS+ format of the 16th BRICS Summit posed for a family photo.