BEIJING -?Leaders of 27 media organizations from BRICS countries met to discuss cooperation at the BRICS Media Forum, that opened in Beijing Thursday.

The forum, with the theme "Deepening media cooperation among BRICS countries, promoting equity and justice in international media," was proposed by Xinhua News Agency and jointly initiated with Brazil's CMA Group, Russia's Sputnik News Agency and Radio, the Hindu Group of India and South Africa's Independent Media.