Media from BRICS countries should beef up cooperation to help with information sharing among the five emerging nations, a top leader said on Monday.

Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting representatives attending the first BRICS Media Summit slated for Tuesday in Beijing.

Leaders of 25 media groups from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will attend the meeting, which will be hosted by Xinhua News Agency.