Moscow Oct 15 (IANS) Senior lawmakers of BRICS countries namely Brazil Russia India China and South Africa have agreed to strengthen parliamentary cooperation among them.
The agreement was reached during a BRICS parliamentary forum held here on Saturday which was presided over by Zhang Ping Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China s National People s Congress -- the national legislature Xinhua reported.
The forum was held to implement the outcome of the ninth summit of BRICS leaders in southeast China s coastal city of Xiamen last month.
Zhang said legislatures from the five countries should push for reform of international governance and improve exchanges of governance experience to create a sound legal environment for broader BRICS cooperation.
Participants in the forum expressed support for closer cooperation among their countries legislatures.
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