The ninth BRICS summit continued in the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, Fujian province, on September 4, with a plenary meeting of the five leaders of the bloc. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the imminent launch by his country of an Economic and Technical Cooperation Plan for BRICS Countries with 500 million yuan for the first term to facilitate policy exchange and practical cooperation in the economic and trade fields, and the disbursement of $4 million to the BRICS-owned New Development Bank’s Project Preparation Facility to support the business operation and long-term development of the bank.
XIAMEN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- With profound and complicated changes taking place in the world, cooperation among BRICS countries becomes all the more important, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday.
XIAMEN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- BRICS leaders strongly deplore the latest nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to the Xiamen Declaration released at the ninth BRICS summit Monday.
President Xi delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, Sunday, prior to the grouping's ninth summit to be held in the southeastern city of Xiamen. (Photo: Xinhua) The 2017 BRICS summit officially began in the southeastern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, on September 3 with a business forum attended by a record 1,200 business executives.
