Beijing (TDI): China welcomed and warmly congratulated Indonesia on becoming a full member of BRICS, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Brazil, as the BRICS chair this year, released a statement announcing that Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS, which received wide attention from the global community.
The spokesperson said Indonesia, as a major developing nation and an important force in the Global South, highly appreciates the BRICS spirit and has taken an active part in “BRICS Plus” cooperation.
The spokesperson said Indonesia’s official entry into the group serves the common interests of BRICS nations and the Global South, adding that “we believe that Jakarta will make active contribution to the development of BRICS.”
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The spokesperson said BRICS is a main platform for advancing solidarity and cooperation of the Global South and a major force driving the reform of the international governance system, and BRICS nations are always committed to multilateralism, fairness and justice, and common development.
BRICS’s latest addition follows the historic trend of Global South’s collective rise, the spokesperson said.
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Beijing stands ready to work with Jakarta and other BRICS countries to jointly build a more comprehensive, close, practical and inclusive partnership, promote the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation, and make greater contribution to building a community with a shared future for mankind, the spokesperson added.
