Chinese legislator attends 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in India

NEW DELHI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Jianbang, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, led a delegation to attend the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum held here from Monday to Tuesday, and delivered a keynote speech.

Zheng said BRICS countries have become a leading force of the Global South in both name and reality, adding that parliamentary cooperation, as an important part of BRICS cooperation, plays a key role in consolidating its foundation, strengthening institutional resilience, addressing governance challenges and safeguarding a shared future.

He called on BRICS legislatures to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, act as pioneers of the times, and steer the international order toward greater fairness and justice.

During the forum, Zheng met separately with parliamentary leaders from India, Russia, Thailand, Uganda, Belarus, Cuba and Iran, exchanging views on deepening cooperation between legislative bodies, among other issues.