Turkey Needs to Apply for BRICS Membership Promptly, Patriotic Party Vatan Says

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Russia assumed the bloc's rotating presidency on January 1. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates joined the organization this year. Saudi Arabia has not formalized its participation but has been taking part in BRICS meetings.
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Turkey needs to apply for the membership in BRICS as soon as possible to free itself from the "hegemony of the Atlantic," the deputy leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party (Vatan), Hakan Topkurulu, told Sputnik.

"Turkey should, as soon as possible, file an application to join BRICS. The world's foreign trade system should free itself from the hegemony of the Atlantic through BRICS," Topkurulu said.

In June, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also said that Ankara intended to join BRICS.