The Turkish Anadolu Agency reported that President Erdoğan was bid farewell at Esenboğa Airport by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, and other officials. President Erdoğan will attend the 25th summit of the heads of state and governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Yuri Ushakov, the Russian President’s assistant, stated that Putin and Erdoğan will meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which will be held in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1.
As part of the visit, President Erdoğan will deliver a speech at the expanded summit meeting on Monday, September 1. Previously, the Chinese ambassador to Russia, Zhang Han Hui, stated in an interview with the Sputnik agency that the Tianjin summit will be the largest since the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Belarus officially joined the organization at its summit held in Astana on July 4, 2024.
The observer states include Afghanistan and Mongolia, while the dialogue partner countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
