| Summit Name: | 7th BRICS Summit Russian: VII саммит БРИКС |
| Country: | Russia |
| Cities: | Ufa, Bashkortostan |
| Date: | 8–9 July 2015 |
| Participants: | BRICS |
| Follows: | 6th BRICS summit |
| Precedes: | 8th BRICS summit |
The 7th BRICS summit was the seventh annual diplomatic summit of the head of states or government of the BRICS member states. It was held in the Russian city of Ufa in Bashkortostan on 8–9 July 2015.[1]
During the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, the BRICS leaders signed a declaration reading: "Brazil, India, China and South Africa convey their appreciation to Russia for its offer to host the Seventh BRICS Summit in 2015 in the city of Ufa and extend their full support to that end."[2] [3]
The summit coincided with the entry into force of constituting agreements of the New Development Bank and the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement and during the summit inaugural meetings of the NDB were held, and it was announced it would be lending in local currency; and open up membership to non-BRICS countries in the coming months.[4]
| Core BRICS members Host state and leader are shown in bold text. | ||||
| Member | Represented by | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brazil | Dilma Rousseff | President | |
 | Russia | Vladimir Putin | President | |
 | India | Narendra Modi | Prime Minister | |
 | China | Xi Jinping | President | |
| South Africa | Jacob Zuma | President | ||
The BRICS held a joint summit with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Eurasian Economic Union in Ufa on 9 July. Invited heads of states or government: