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January 14, 2025 | 09:17 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Researcher of the Department of International Relations of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Muhammad Habib predicts that the government of President Prabowo Subianto will provide surprises through a number of foreign policies over the next five years. He made this statement referring to Indonesia's joining the BRICS membership to the joint statement between Indonesia and China.
"All stakeholders must be prepared with various anticipations related to the consequences that arise from these surprises," said Habib in a press conference, Monday, January 13, 2024.
Habib hopes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) can carry out diplomacy well. Because the public is trying to put their trust in the institution.
Another CSIS researcher, Andrew Mantong, encourages anticipation that is directed so that there are no strange surprises. He hopes that there will be good new breakthroughs, such as steps in international organizations.
According to Andrew, the new surprises brought by Indonesia should not only be limited to diplomatic relations, such as when joining BRICS. He wants there to be surprises at the grand strategy level that include Indonesia's concrete goals in the international world. For example, the desire for fair trade and renewable energy transitions with the capacity of developing countries.
Andrew emphasized that Indonesia's attitude and desire in the international world is more important than just building diplomatic relations.
Previously, Foreign Minister Sugiono revealed Indonesia's strategic steps in the international world, one of which was through Indonesia's success in joining as a full member of BRICS in January 2025.
Sugiono said that Indonesia's accession process to BRICS membership was part of active diplomacy under the direction of President Prabowo Subianto. In less than three months, BRICS members agreed to decide and accept Indonesia.
"Here, we see that Indonesia is seen as an important country to be able to join soon," said Sugiono while delivering a speech at the 2025 Annual Press Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (PPTM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) office, Central Jakarta, on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Furthermore, Sugiono emphasized that Indonesia's membership in BRICS is a real manifestation of the principle of an active free foreign policy and not a deviation.
"Because this decision is not the result of overnight work, but the fruit of Indonesia's diplomatic efforts, consistency, and determination for decades," he said.
As a member of BRICS, Sugiono emphasized that Indonesia will ensure that the bridge of interests of developing countries and the Indo-Pacific region remains intact.
In addition, Sugiono also said that Indonesia's active membership in BRICS also goes hand in hand with the active role of cooperation with other countries such as in the G20, APEC, IPEF, MIKTA, and CPTPP as well as the accession stage as a member of the OECD.
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