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Indonesia becomes full member of Brics
Staff worker stands behinds national flags of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and India to tidy the flags ahead of a group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province, Monday, September 4, 2017
INDONESIA has become a full member of Brics, Brazil, which holds the bloc’s presidency for this year, has announced.
Jakarta’s candidacy was endorsed by Brics leaders in August 2023, according to a statement by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
However, the world’s fourth-most populous nation opted to formally join the bloc only after the formation of its newly electedayd government last year.
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