By joining the group Türkiye wants to increase its global influence and establish new contacts that go beyond traditional alliances with the West, Bloomerang reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources.
– Türkiye can become a strong, wealthy and prestigious country if at the same time will improve its relations with the East and the West – the Turkish president commented last week Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As he added, any other method will not only not help Turkey, but will actually harm it.
BRICS. Türkiye has submitted an application. They want to join the group
President Erdogan's administration believes that the geopolitical center of gravity is shifting away from developed economies, mainly associated with European Union – anonymous sources reported.
As assessed, the recent diplomatic actions of the country are an alternative to creating an alliance m.in. z Russiawhich is a key member of the group. At the same time, they want to continue to fulfill their obligations to the members NATO.
Turkey submitted its BRICS membership application a few months ago, a response to the lack of progress in the decades-long attempt to join the European Union.
According to reports, this is also the result of misunderstandings with NATO memberswhich resulted from the Russian invasion of Ukraine – then Türkiye was to maintain close relations with Moscow.
What is the BRICS group?
The group was established as an alternative to the group of global and regional powers. groups G7. On January 1, the organization was joined by: EgyptEthiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Another 15 countries have officially submitted their candidacies, including Because, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Thailand Whether Belarus.
The characteristic feature of BRICS is economic cooperation of member states which set themselves the goal creation of a new currency system or the reform of the United Nations. In January of this year, Russia took over the rotating chairmanship of BRICS.
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