Addis Ababa, Dec. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to participate in the next AI Impact Summit, scheduled to be held in India in February next year, as well as the BRICS Summit that India proposes to host in 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.

Briefing the media on the Prime Minister's visit to Ethiopia, MEA Secretary (ER) Sudhakar Dalela said that India will assume the chairship of the BRICS grouping for one year starting January 1, 2026.

Dalela said that Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address a joint session of the Ethiopian Parliament later on Wednesday.

During the day, the Prime Minister will also interact with the Speaker of Parliament and other senio...