BEIJING -- Representatives of political parties, think tanks and non-governmental organizations from BRICS countries will discuss ways to cement cooperation at a forum, to be held from Saturday to Monday in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian province.

The forum aims to build consensus and boost stronger BRICS cooperation through in-depth exchanges, to offer proposals and create a sound environment for the Ninth BRICS Summit scheduled for September in Xiamen, Fujian province.

The forum will draw over 400 participants from BRICS and other developing countries. It is sponsored by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.