Greater Middle East (bbabo.net), - Turkey aims for membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). This, according to Reuters on September 17, was stated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an interview with reporters after visiting the SCO summit in Uzbekistan before leaving for the United States.

“With this step, our relations with these countries will be transferred to a completely different position,” Erdogan said.

When asked if he meant membership in the SCO, he said: "Of course, this is the goal."

Currently, Turkey is a dialogue partner of the SCO, whose members are China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

During the summit, Erdogan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan said Turkey and Russia had reached an agreement to settle a dispute over a nuclear power plant under construction at Akkuyu in southern Turkey.

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