Indonesia Wants to Join BRICS, Ministry Says

KTT BRICS - JAKARTA. Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35% of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging countries, its foreign ministry said in a statement.

As BRICS world leaders convened in Kazan for a summit this week, Indonesia's foreign ministry said late on Thursday that the process of joining the group has begun.