Is Turkey the next Bric contender? President Abdullah Gul (pictured) would certainly like to see his country join that club, he told the FT’s Tony Barber and Roula Khalaf in an interview today:
Mr Gul said the international order was shifting towards the east and made clear he hoped Turkey’s economic transformation would take it into the ranks of emerging Bric countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China. “It wouldn’t be surprising if we start talking about Bric plus T,” he said.
Gul’s comments come a day ahead of the EU’s latest report on Turkey’s progress toward membership in its own exclusive fraternity. The president remains committed to joining the EU , Barber and Khalaf write, “saying Ankara would make sure it met all standards required for membership”.
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