Erdogan says Turkey wants to join SCO
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Erdogan says Turkey wants to join SCO
Erdogan says Turkey wants to join SCO
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara is seeking to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). September 17, 2022, Sputnik International
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Erdogan said he attended the recent SCO summit as a special guest at the invitation of this year’s host, Uzbekistan. [Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan]In this connection, he invited me and Mr. Ilham. [Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan] Here as a special guest,” Erdogan said at a press conference aboard his plane. “Whether or not they join is another matter, but this step will upgrade our relations with these countries to a completely different level,” Erdogan said. , Erdogan replied in the affirmative. “Of course. This is our goal,” the Turkish president said. The SCO has also initiated the process of granting dialogue partner status to Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in September 2021. In July 2022, Belarus submitted an application to join her SCO as a full-fledged member, and the accession process began early on Friday.
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Turkey
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Turkey
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara is seeking to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Erdogan said he attended the recent SCO summit as a special guest at the invitation of this year’s host, Uzbekistan.
“We certainly have a special relationship with Mr Shafkat. [Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan]In this connection, he invited me and Mr. Ilham. [Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan] I am here as a special guest,” Erdogan said at a press conference on board the plane.
He said Ankara’s next step would be to move to the most advanced level of work, “perhaps high on the agenda under negotiations in its next host, India.”
“Whether or not we join is another matter, but this measure will take our relationship with these countries to a completely different level,” Erdogan said.
Erdogan answered in the affirmative when asked if he meant Turkey’s possible membership of the SCO. “Of course, this is our goal,” said the Turkish president.
The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001 by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and Uzbekistan, with India and Pakistan joining in 2017. SCO observer countries include Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia, and partner countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
The SCO has also initiated the process of granting dialogue partner status to Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in September 2021. Friday.
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