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Ayu Anastasya Rachman, Head of International Relations Department, Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo

Jokowi is right not to join 'BRICS' for now – but the alliance is still important for Indonesia

BRICS leaders announce the outcomes of the XV BRICS Summit, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 24 August 2023. Official media of 15th BRICS Summit

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 24 to attend the 15th BRICS summit, an informal grouping of five major emerging nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Just before the summit, the BRICS group announced Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, would become members as of January 1 next year.

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