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JAKARTA, June 21 — Indonesia has evacuated 100 of its citizens from Iran and Israel amid rising tensions in the region, said Foreign Minister Sugiono today.

SEPANG, May 23 — Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia have begun arriving in Malaysia for the 46th Asean Summit and Related Meetings, which began today.

JAKARTA, Oct 25 — Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35 per cent of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging countries, its foreign ministry said in a statement.