Turkey's Foreign Ministry welcomed the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) decision to launch accession discussions with six candidate countries.

"We welcome the decision taken by the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at its meeting on Jan. 25, 2022, with Turkey's support, to start accession discussions with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The statement said Ankara attaches utmost importance to the dissemination of the core values and principles as well as the inclusive and sustainable development goals of the OECD.

"We believe that the finalization of the accession process for all six candidate countries would reinforce the leading role of the OECD in tackling global challenges and increase its effectiveness by contributing to the universalization of our shared values and principles," it noted.

"With this understanding, we will continue to support Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania during the accession discussions and in their reform efforts to adhere to the OECD standards and instruments," it added.