Interview: Russian news giant anticipates closer BRICS media cooperation

Cooperation among media outlets from the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- is crucial to the five states and the whole world, Dmitry Kiselev, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, has said.

Kiselev made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua ahead of the fifth BRICS Media Forum, which he believes has become "a good tradition" for representatives of leading media outlets and experts from the BRICS countries to share ideas.