STORY: Türkiye's enhanced ties with multilateral platforms beneficial: expert
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 9, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of China and Türkiye 
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic with Istanbul-based Marmara University
3. various of Türkiye, the U.S. and China

STORYLINE:

Türkiye is strengthening its engagement with key multilateral platforms, including China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Baris Doster, an academic with the Istanbul-based Marmara University, told Xinhua that Türkiye's enhanced ties with these platforms are expected to positively impact the country's trade and strategic development.

SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic with Istanbul-based Marmara University
"Such engagement will positively impact both bilateral and multilateral trade and encourage the use of national currencies. This, in turn, will reduce the influence of the U.S. dollar, and reduce the political and diplomatic dominance of the U.S.
Given Türkiye's strategic location as the central corridor between the East and the West, its proximity to the Caucasus, and its ambitions to expand into Central Asia through the Caucasus, and when considering the interest of some local countries, it is observed that if this central corridor integrates and aligns with the Belt and Road Initiative, everyone will benefit from this alignment."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.
(XHTV)