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ER Editor: Does this mean that Turkiye has already joined BRICS? Word on reliable backchannels is that Saudi Arabia quietly joined. Could most of the world already be in it and it just hasn’t been reported yet? We wouldn’t be at all surprised.
TASS had this 2 days ago —
Turkey wants to join BRICS, top diplomat says
The Central Bank of Turkey was the largest buyer of gold for the month of April, increasing its official reserves by 8 tons.
One month later, Turkey wants to join BRICS.
Obviously, accumulating gold is the unwritten rule countries must meet to join BRICS.
BRICS aim to… pic.twitter.com/trYbutRwHC
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) June 6, 2024
The Central Bank of Turkey was the largest buyer of gold for the month of April, which increased its official reserves by 8 tons.
Nearly one month later, Turkey expresses its desire to join the BRICS alliance. pic.twitter.com/RSjjhJlmyc
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) June 4, 2024
Turkey – a NATO member – is apparently joining the BRICS+. Anyone that says the BRICS+ is meaningless care to explain to me why a NATO member would do something diplomatically provocative for no material gain? 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/O7kk1nvGU8
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) June 4, 2024
September of last year —
China invites Turkey to BRICS
Chinese Ambassador to Ankara Liu Shaobin said in an interview with Aydınlık newspaper that China would like Turkey to join the BRICS.
“Like China, we want Türkiye to join the BRICS as well. We will develop together with developing countries. We… pic.twitter.com/fzE0Q24EV9
— S p r i n t e r F a m i l y (@SprinterFamily) September 2, 2023
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A reminder that Turkey applied to join South Africa in the ICJ case against Israel last month —
Turkey seeks to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Turkey to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. pic.twitter.com/cgQwXval40
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) May 1, 2024
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Russia welcomes Turkiye’s reported desire to join BRICS
MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
Russia welcomes Turkiye’s reported desire to become part of the BRICS group of nations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov added that the subject would be on the agenda of the organisation’s next summit, Reuters has reported.
The spokesman noted that there was heightened interest in BRICS — an “emerging-market cooperative mechanism” formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and now joined by Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates — from various states, but said that it was unlikely that the grouping could completely satisfy all interested nations.
![Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow, Russia on 17 December 2020 [Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201217_2_45912157_60727446.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow, Russia on 17 December 2020 [Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency]
On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan began a visit to Beijing, the highest-level visit by a Turkish official to BRICS member China since 2012. Fidan held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other officials during the visit.
Asked during a talk at the Centre for China and Globalisation on Monday whether Turkiye would want to join BRICS, Fidan replied, “We would like to of course, why would we not?” However, he did not elaborate further.
Fidan was cited by Turkiye’s state-run Anadolu news agency as saying that Ankara was also eyeing cooperation with BRICS members and that he would attend a planned meeting of the group next week in Russia.
It was not immediately clear whether the Turkish government would take steps to join BRICS, as it has not previously stated its desire to join formally.
NATO member Turkiye has come under fire from its Western allies in recent years over its ties with Russia. Some claim that its “axis” is shifting away from the Western military alliance. Ankara has rejected this, saying that it remained a committed member of the alliance and maintained its goal of full membership of the European Union. (ER: Yeah, membership of the EU …)
Source
Featured image: AFP – Source: https://thearabweekly.com/russia-welcomes-turkeys-reported-desire-join-brics-issue-summits-agenda
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