The first summit meeting of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) leaders is held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 16, 2009. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

The Chinese president said he hoped the four countries could commit themselves to bringing about an early recovery of the world economy, pushing forward the reform of the international financial system, implementing the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and ensuring the security of food, energy resource, and public health.

Hu introduce China's anti-crisis measures and preliminary achievements gained in tackling the economic downturn and maintaining a steady and relatively rapid economic growth. He also expounded the initiatives China has adopted in a bid to actively participate in international cooperation, calling on the BRIC countries to take the lead in achieving a recovery from the crisis and promote the world economic recovery.

President Hu and other BRIC leaders exchanged views on some major global affairs and issued the Joint Statement of the BRIC Countries' Leaders in Yekaterinburg and a statement on food security.

The statements set forth the consensus that the BRIC countries have reached on global financial crisis, energy security, food security and climate change, and therefore boosted the influence of the emerging economies and developing nations in international affairs.