Erdogan says Turkey ‘decided’ to pursue BRICS dialogue 

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they with different members within the BRICS Plus format assembly pose for a household photograph through the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24, 2024.
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Turkey is decided to pursue its talks with the BRICS group of rising market nations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned Thursday (October 24, 2024) after Ankara grew to become the primary NATO member in search of to hitch.

Mr. Erdogan joined the summit on the invitation of Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after asking final month to hitch the bloc which contains Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

“We’re decided to additional our dialogue with the BRICS household, with whom we’ve got developed shut relations primarily based on mutual respect and win-win,” he informed delegates on the BRICS discussion board within the Russian metropolis of Kazan.

If admitted, it will be the primary NATO member to hitch the alliance which sees itself as a counterweight to Western powers and whose members are sharply at odds the West over a number of points, notably the continuing Mideast battle.

“The political and monetary mechanisms that emerged after World Conflict II can not ship what is predicted of them,” Mr. Erdogan mentioned.

BRICS, he added, made a “distinctive contribution.. to the development of a extra simply world” via “the event of worldwide commerce, financial development and sustainable improvement targets”.

BRICS is an acronym for its 5 founding members though the alliance added 4 nations this yr, three from the Center East – together with Iran.