Jakarta, April 25 -- Indonesia will be represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 28-29, marking its inaugural participation as official member of the economic group.

According to a statement from Sugiono's office, cited here on Thursday (April 24), the upcoming meeting will spotlight a range of global and regional issues, particularly politics and security, global governance reform, and the role of the Global South in multilateralism.

The statement outlined the minister's primary mission as advocating for a stable international order, urging BRICS to play a more constructive role in maintaining peace and upholding universal norms.

He also plans to accentu...