Indonesia officially joins BRICS as full member

The Government of Brazil, as the current BRICS chair, officially announced that the Republic of Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group.

The statement also noted that Indonesia's candidature was endorsed by the group's leaders back at the Johannesburg summit in August 2023.

The Brazilian government has highlighted Indonesia's potential to enhance cooperation among Global South nations. This is stated by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China also expressed its congratulations, noting Indonesia’s active participation in BRICS Plus initiatives and its alignment with the BRICS spirit of multilateralism and common development.

In turn, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked Russia, as 2024 BRICS Chair, for its support and leadership in facilitating Indonesia's accession to the group, as well as Brazil, 2025 BRICS Chair, which announced Indonesia's membership.

Earlier, Eduardo Paes Saboia, Brazil's Foreign Ministry Secretary for Asia and the Pacific and the country's Sherpa to BRICS, said that the Brazilian government supports the inclusion of new participants in the group. Additionally, in December it became known that Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan would join the association as partner countries.

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