A meeting on the sidelines of a parliamentary forum of BRICS (the bloc that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in St. Petersburg, July 11, 2024. VALERY SHARIFULIN / AFP
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Turkey has submitted an application to join the emerging bloc BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), the spokesman for the ruling party said on Tuesday, September 3.
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“Our president has repeatedly said that we want to become a member of BRICS. […] The process is underway »said Ömer Çelik, spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP).
“If there is any concrete development regarding our membership in BRICS, any decision or assessment of BRICS, we will share it with you.”Ömer Çelik said at a press conference.
Turkey in all ‘important platforms’
“Our president has clearly stated that Turkey wants to take part in all important platforms, including BRICS”a writer Ömer Çelik.
Created with four members (Brazil, China, India and Russia) in 2009, the bloc was joined by South Africa in 2010, and has since expanded to include several other countries, including Egypt and Iran.
“We do not see BRICS as an alternative to any other structure”said President Erdogan in July, whose country is still officially a candidate for membership in the European Union.
By Le Nouvel Obs with AFP
