MIKTA is an informal middle power partnership between Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia.^[1][2] It is led by the Foreign Ministers.^[3] It was created in 2013 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City and aims to support effective global governance.

The group's diverse membership – in terms of culture, socio-economic structure and geography – lends it a unique perspective. It is a cross-regional, values-based partnership with several key commonalities. Importantly, all member states are G20 economies with similar GDP and an interest in ensuring global governance systems work for all states regardless of size and influence. These similarities provide a strong foundation for mutual cooperation.^[4]

Furthermore, the diversity within the partnership allows the members to share their knowledge and perspectives resulting from varied experiences.^[5]

The MIKTA Foreign Ministers meet regularly. A retreat-style meeting is held annually in the chairing country. The members have also met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Leader's Week and the G20.^{[citation needed]}

The chair of MIKTA rotates annually.

MIKTA has agreed to work together on a number of thematic issues.^[9]

These include:

• international energy governance and energy access;^[10]
• counter-terrorism and security;^[11]
• peacekeeping;^[12]
• trade and the economy;^[11]
• gender equality;^[13]
• good governance;^[11] and
• sustainable development.^[14]

MIKTA engages in a variety of activities in line with its core areas of interest. These include sharing information, releasing joint statements, non-papers that contribute to progress on multilateral issues, advocating common messages across each member's networks, workshops for technical experts and side events to support outcomes at major international events.^[15]

Major activities of MIKTA thus far are listed below.

• Joint communiqués^[16]
  • from 6 Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
• Joint statements^[17]
  • North Korean nuclear test (Jan 2016)
  • Terrorist attack in Turkey (Oct 2015)
  • Climate change (Sept 2015)
  • Financing for development (July 2015)
  • Commemorating International Women's Day (March 2015)
  • Ebola outbreak and global health (Sept 2014)
  • Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (July 2014)
• Joint op-ed (Jan 2015)
• Speakers’ Consultations^[18]
• Exchange programs^[19]
  • Exchange of Diplomats (Ankara and Istanbul, Feb 2016)
  • Exchange of Young Professionals (Seoul, July 2015)
  • Exchange of Journalists (Seoul, May 2015)
• Workshops^[20]
  • MIKTA Workshop on Electronic Commerce (Geneva, 5 July 2016)
  • Third MIKTA Development Cooperation Workshop (Canberra, 1 April 2016)
  • Second MIKTA Development Cooperation Workshop (Seoul, 11 May 2015)
• Academics network^[21]
  • MIKTA Academic Conference: Unlocking Global Innovation (Canberra, April 14–15, 2016)^[22]
  • The 1st MIKTA Academic Network Conference: Partnership in Knowledge for Better Global Governance (Seoul, May 11–12, 2015)^[23]

(Participating academic institutions: CIDE of Mexico,^[24] The Habibie Center of Indonesia,^[25] IFANS of the Republic of Korea,^[26] TEPAV of Turkey,^[27] and Coral Bell School, ANU of Australia.^[28])

MIKTA was formed under Korean leadership in 2013 and is an acronym for the names of its five member countries—Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia.

The 2015 MIKTA Speakers' Consultation was held in Seoul, Korea from July 1–5. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Seoul Korea Chung Ui-hwa proposed the meeting and arranged for the remaining countries to arrive for the consultation. At the Plenary Session, which took place on July 2, the Speakers and other delegates of the MIKTA parliaments discussed the role of each country's parliaments in implementing and supporting core values such as the Sustainable Development Goals, regional issues facing the MIKTA countries, and the 70th anniversary of the national division and the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. The Speakers cooperated and concurred that the MIKTA Speakers' Consultation should serve as one of the main platforms that contribute to the development of each respective country and agreed to make efforts to forge cooperative relations with relevant government ministries to assist MIKTA in contributing to good global governance. The Consultation concluded with the adoption of the Joint Statement in which the Speakers agreed to build a unified network and to consider holding a 2nd MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

• List of country groupings
• List of multilateral free-trade agreements
• BRICS