Nasionalberita.com – Various international newspapers have reported on the journey of the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, commonly referred to as Jokowi, to South Africa on Sunday (20/8/2023) to attend the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
Agence France-Presse (AFP), headquartered in Paris, France, released an article on Sunday titled “Indonesian President Attends BRICS Summit in South Africa.”
Not to be left behind, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) rolled out an article titled “Joko Widodo of Indonesia to Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa Amid Membership Expansion Focus” on their platform.
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Both articles discuss that Jokowi’s trip to South Africa coincides with speculation about Indonesia’s potential membership in BRICS.
The BRICS Summit event is scheduled to last for three days, starting on Tuesday (22/8/2023), and is attended by major emerging economies led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, as well as the host country, South Africa.
“Indonesia has received an invitation to attend the BRICS Summit, and certainly, in line with the meeting, there will be dialogues with other global leaders,” Jokowi stated in his remarks to journalists before his departure.
This visit marks Jokowi’s first time stepping onto South African soil. Just a short while ago, Jokowi stated that the government was still considering whether Indonesia would join BRICS or not.
AFP highlights that BRICS, established in 2009, is striving to counterbalance the economic dominance of Western countries on the global stage.
This group represents 23 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the world and 42 percent of the world’s population. In addition to attending the BRICS Summit, Jokowi mentioned that he would also visit Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique to strengthen cooperation.
Tanzania and Kenya established embassies in Jakarta last year, while Mozambique became the first African country to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Indonesia.
