The EU has commented on the prospect of Turkey joining BRICS.
‘Turkey, like any other state, has the right to decide what is best for it. As far as our relations are concerned, Turkey is a candidate country for EU accession,’ TASS quoted EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano as saying.
He emphasised that the EU has a customs union and good trade relations with Turkey.
Earlier Bloomberg news agency reported that Turkey applied to join BRICS.
The Russian leader’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Ankara was indeed interested in joining the bloc.
