Indonesia is one of 9 countries approved to join as a partner of the BRICS economic bloc, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This was conveyed by the Spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning in a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday (24/12). Mao Ning said at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, the leaders of the BRICS countries had reached an important consensus regarding the establishment of a partner country mechanism. This is a milestone for the economic bloc in the development of BRICS after the expansion of membership last year.
“After the summit, China has been actively working with Russia, the BRICS chair country this year, to be able to implement the mechanism with other BRICS countries. The list of BRICS partner countries that were finally approved (to join) includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Uganda,” said Mao Ning as quoted from the website of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Gambia, Friday (27/12/2024).
With the addition of BRICS partner countries, Mao Ning hopes that cooperation between members can be closer and higher. Mao Ning assessed that BRICS has a larger representation. In addition, BRICS has a role to expand solidarity and cooperation between developing countries.
“China is ready to work with BRICS members and other partner countries to follow the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and mutually beneficial cooperation, expand practical cooperation in various fields. In addition, we are also ready to advance the development of better and high-quality BRICS cooperation and promote the building of a community with a shared future,” added Mao Ning.
Previously, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono said that Indonesia received support from China to join the international organization. Sugiono said that the support was discussed in a bilateral meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BRICS is a group of developing countries consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This group was formed to strengthen economic, political and cultural cooperation between its member countries, as well as to increase their influence in the global arena. Before Indonesia, there were Malaysia and Thailand who had joined first as BRICS partners.
December 27, 2024, detikFinance
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