Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024.
BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a group of emerging market countries that seek to deepen their economic ties.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their joint press conference on September 4, 2023, in Sochi, Russia.
The fact that it's led by China makes some in the West wary, who see this as a potential win for Beijing.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not seen) is welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of the 11th G20 Leaders' Summit in Hangzhou, China, on September 3, 2016.
Persons:
Hakan Fidan, Sefa, It's, George Dyson, Dyson, Matthew Bryza, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, Russia —, Arda Tunca, Tunca, it's, Xi Jinping, Mehmet Ali Ozcan
Organizations:
Turkish, Anadolu, Getty, AK Party, NATO, Control, CNBC, EU, White House, Senior State Department, United Arab, Russia, West, China, Beijing, Anadolu Agency
Locations:
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, Western, Turkey, Europe, U.S, Ankara, Istanbul, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Russian, Sochi, United States, BRICS, Turkish, Hangzhou
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