Turkey has submitted an official application to join the BRICS group of countries, which includes, for example, Russia, China, India and Brazil. The Bloomberg agency writes in gibberish with reference to unnamed sources. According to the agency, the move reflects Ankara’s frustration with the effectively stalled accession talks with the European Union. Turkish authorities did not comment on the report.
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According to Erdogan, Turkey, which is a member of the North Atlantic Alliance, must maintain good relations with Eastern and Western countries. | Source: Profimedia
Turkey has been sending signals for a long time that it has interests in close relations with the BRICS group. In early June, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan indicated that Ankara might be interested in membership of the group, which brings together countries from the so-called Global South. In June, Fidan spoke at a joint meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group and other invited countries, which the group held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
The BRICS group will discuss the expansion at its summit in Russia at the end of October. In addition to Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia and Azerbaijan are also interested in joining the alliance. The group last expanded to include several states at the beginning of this year.
According to Bloomberg sources, the move reflects Ankara’s frustration with stalled EU accession talks and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that the global economic and geopolitical center of gravity is shifting to growing countries such as India and China. According to Erdogan, Turkey, which is a member of the North Atlantic Alliance, must maintain good relations with Eastern and Western countries. “Turkey can become a strong, prosperous, prestigious and efficient country if it simultaneously improves its relations with the East and the West,” Erdogan said in Istanbul over the weekend.
The group of BRICS countries is united by the criticism that Western countries dominate important international institutions. In many other areas, however, group states have different, even conflicting, interests.
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