"I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Russian Federation for supporting Indonesia's full-fledged membership in BRICS such a short time," Subianto said.
The relations between Russia and Indonesia are developing dynamically, the Indonesian president added.
"Of course, we pay great attention to cooperation with the Russian Federation in various sectors. First of all, we are talking about trade and economic cooperation and other areas, as well as the conclusion of bilateral agreements. We pay great attention to the work on the agreement on a free trade zone with the EAEU [Eurasian Economic Union]," Subianto stated.
Russia expects that Indonesia will make a significant contribution to the development and work of BRICS, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on his part.
"Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS, and we very much hope, I am even confident that Indonesia will make its significant contribution to the development and work of this organization," Putin emphasised, adding that BRICS is gaining more and more weight in international affairs.