The 9th BRICS Academic Forum was held from June 10th to 12th in Fuzhou, China, and was attended by think-tank representatives from BRICS countries, namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as other emerging and developing countries. Participants commend the efforts devoted by India during its BRICS presidency to promote BRICS think-tanks cooperation, express appreciation for the academic exchange and cooperation activities China has organized since it assumed BRICS presidency, and expect the China Council for BRICS Think-Tanks Cooperation to continue to play a guiding role in promoting deeper cooperation among BRICS think-tanks.
Participants are of the view that the key to productive BRICS cooperation over the past 10 years lies in, among others, the following factors: BRICS countries’ persistent pursuit of shared development, the BRICS spirit of “openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation”, the working principle of “mutual inclusiveness, mutual trust, equal consultation, and practical cooperation”, and commitment to consolidating the foundation for BRICS cooperation, to forging BRICS consensus, and to deepening the BRICS strategic partnership.
