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The US President needs to avoid slipping into the Syrian quagmire and convince UK, France to stay out, writes Robert Dreyfuss.
Russia says there could be a political vacuum in Syria if Assad steps down.
The ongoing conflict in Syria is set to be high on the agenda at the summit.
The British PM said London has yet to decide whether to follow Washington's lead to arm Syrian rebels.
The M23 movement have threatened to attack the towns of Goma, Beni and Butembo in eastern Congo.
BRICS' reaction to Syria could be the first step towards a consolidated foreign policy, writes Peter Lavelle.
It's fascinating to watch the interplay between the aspirant and receding superpowers and it's reassuring that both sides are obviously thinking seriously, and not necessarily reflexively.
Many regional players have high expectations of gains in the Syria they expect to emerge at the end of the conflict.
The British prime minister will also travel to to Washington to continue discussion of the Syrian crisis.
Sarin is a highly toxic nerve agent, which was reportedly first used for military purposes during the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s.
