New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that it expects around 1,200-1,300 journalists to arrive in the national capital to cover the 18th BRICS Summit, with a sizeable contingent expected from BRICS member, partner and invited countries.

Speaking to ANI about preparations for the upcoming summit, Vasudev Ravi, OSD, Public Relations, MEA, said an International Media Centre is being set up at the Bharat Mandapam Complex, where the summit is set to take place, to facilitate coverage of the high-level gathering.

"As with any Summit, we are organising an International Media Centre within the Bharat Mandapam Complex. We expect somewhere between 1200-1300 journalists to be there in a ratio about 50:50. We expe...