Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on BRICS countries to seize the opportunity of the new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation to open up a second "golden decade" of cooperation.

Xi made the remarks on Friday at an informal meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary of the BRICS summit mechanism in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Xi urged all BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – to uphold the spirit of the grouping, deepen their strategic partnership, strengthen communication and coordination, play a role in the international community, promote the construction of an open world economy, and safeguard common interests and development space.

He stressed the importance of expanding "BRIC Plus" cooperation, which incorporates other emerging markets and developing countries, to form a powerful force to safeguard common interests and promote common development.

The leaders at the meeting spoke highly of the achievements of BRICS summits and made suggestions on future collaboration. They agreed to work together to stay committed to multilateralism, resist unilateralism, and create a future of inclusive growth and common prosperity.