President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on Tuesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of State and Government Summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Erdoğan said Türkiye wants to strengthen cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in all areas, describing the organization as a “rising star.”
We will work to strengthen our cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in all areas.
Emphasis on the organization’s global role
Erdoğan said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization represents 3.5 billion people and a total economic output of $35 trillion, adding that it is an indispensable component of a multipolar system.
He said the organization would play a role not only in maintaining peace and stability, but also in establishing secure transport corridors and ensuring energy supply security.
The Middle Corridor and climate change on the agenda
Erdoğan said Türkiye wants its Middle Corridor initiative, which passes through the Caspian Sea, to be aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative, adding that the country attaches great importance to cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Erdoğan also said Türkiye was working to fulfill its responsibilities in combating the adverse effects of climate change and announced that the country would host the COP31 Summit in Antalya on November 11 and 12.