JAKARTA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono will encourage the organization of the BRICS economic group to play a more role in maintaining peace, upholding global norms agreed together to reform bilateral institutions, while attending a meeting at the foreign ministerial level (FMM) in Brazil.
FMM BRICS, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro on April 28-29, will be the first FMM to be attended by the Indonesian Foreign Minister since Indonesia became a full member of BRICS in early January this year.
In his statement, Thursday, April 24, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that at the meeting the Foreign Ministers of BRICS member countries were scheduled to discuss strategic issues that were of concern to the world, including global and regional development of political and security, reform of global governance, and the role of developing countries (Global South) in strengthening multilateralism.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Indonesian Foreign Minister would encourage BRICS to play a more constructive role in maintaining peace and upholding global norms that had been mutually agreed upon.
"The Indonesian Foreign Minister will also emphasize the importance of reforming various multilateral institutions to be more inclusive, transparent and responsive in facing various world challenges today," said the ministry.
Lebih jauh dijelaskan, FMM kali ini akan membahas berbagai aspek persiapan Konferensi Tinggi (KTT/Summit) BRICS, khususnya dokumen keluarsan (outcome documents) yang masih dinegotiasikan oleh negara-negara anggota BRICS.
The BRICS Foreign Minister's meeting this time is also expected to produce a Joint Statement that reflects joint commitments in the fields of politics, security, economy, development, reforms of global governance, and various other issues.
As Chair of BRICS this year, Brazil has the theme "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance".
It is known that Brazil has scheduled more than 140 meetings at various levels throughout 2025, which will culminate in the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025. To date, at least 70 BRICS meetings have been held both online and offline. Although just joined, Indonesia has actively participated in various meetings.
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In addition to the Foreign Minister for BRICS member countries, namely Russia, RRT, India, South Africa, Iran, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia, Brazil also invited Foreign Ministers of partner countries (partner countries) including Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
Foreign Minister Sugiono himself is scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings with several friendly countries.
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