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Türkiye applies to join BRICS - Media

02 September 2024 14:48 (UTC +04:00)

Türkiye has applied to join BRICS, Bloomberg informed citing sources, APA reports.

Note that Azerbaijan has also applied for membership in said organization a while ago. In the Joint Declaratıon of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China on the establishment of a strategic partnership, adopted on July 3 during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit in Astana, it is mentioned that the Azerbaijani side expresses its desire to join BRICS. Subsequently, Azerbaijan officially applied for membership in the organization.

Additionally, the organization is named BRICS based on the initials of the founding countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Currently, the organization has 9 members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.