First BRICS Media Summit ends with declaration

BEIJING - The first BRICS Media Summit concluded here on Tuesday after leaders of 25 organizations vowed in a joint declaration to deepen cooperation.

The one-day summit, with the theme of "Innovation, Development, Cooperation and Trust", was proposed by Xinhua and jointly organized by Brazil Communication Company, Russia Today International Information Agency, The Hindu Group and South Africa's Independent Media.

The Beijing Declaration of the BRICS Media Summit noted "We want to strengthen ties among our five countries, whether in the economic, social or politically sphere, with objective, impartial, comprehensive and timely media reports."

"We will also explore ways to strengthen multilateral and bilateral cooperative reporting, so that we may come together and tell stories that truthfully reflect BRICS' cooperation," said the document.