Xi: 'Golden Decade' set for BRICS

President says bloc will work to boost economic, security and political ties

The leaders of BRICS countries are determined to use the Xiamen summit as a new starting point and work even harder for a closer, broader and more comprehensive strategic partnership and for another "Golden Decade" of BRICS cooperation, President Xi Jinping said.

Xi made the remark at a news conference at the end of the 9th BRICS Summit in the city in Fujian province on Tuesday.