Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Saturday evening after attending the seventh BRICS summit and the 15th SCO summit in Ufa of Russia.
President Xi Jinping said China will work more closely with South Africa in a range of areas including marine economy, economic zones, energy and finance.
"Economic and trade cooperation between BRICS countries is experiencing vigorous development. I hope that businesspeople from the five countries will work together to face any challenges and make contributions to boost each state's economy to a higher level."
The summit of BRICS countries in Ufa has been a "complete success" because the five countries have deepened their partnership and extended such closeness to their regional partners, said a senior Chinese diplomat on Friday.
The meeting has elevated the level of cooperation to new high as the leaders map out a detailed road map and agreed on concrete plans.
The Russian city of Ufa witnessed the launch of the New Development Bank on Thursday, a joint initiative by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and part of China's efforts to build a multinational financial network.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges the business community in the BRICS countries to make new contributions to lifting economic development in the five states to a new high.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that countries of the BRICS and the SCO believed that consistent and joint efforts are needed to eliminate the Islamic State.
Saying they are "deeply disappointed," the BRICS countries have criticized the United Sates for its failure to ratify the reform package of the International Monetary Fund.
The BRICS countries have committed to "resolutely reject continued attempts to misrepresent the results of World War II," a document issued on Thursday said.
China and South Africa agreed here on Thursday to stand together to safeguard the common interests of emerging market economies and developing countries.
China will become the president country of BRICS cooperation mechanism starting from January 1, 2017, said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Thursday.
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