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Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership in China- and Russia-led security bloc

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  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would consider full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, where it currently holds dialogue-partner status.
  • Erdogan said such membership would not mean Turkey was leaving any other bloc or breaking with the West.
  • He made the remarks after attending an SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Turkey is open to taking its relationship with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to a higher level, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after attending the group’s summit in Bishkek.

Erdogan said Ankara would consider full membership in the China- and Russia-led security bloc. Turkey currently participates as a dialogue partner.

“Turkey's prospect of (full) membership to the organization does not imply a breakaway from any other bloc or from the West,” Erdogan said, according to a transcript of remarks made to journalists on his return flight from Kyrgyzstan.

Turkey's prospect of (full) membership to the organization does not imply a breakaway from any other bloc or from the West.

— Recep Tayyip ErdoganErdogan said closer ties with the SCO would not represent a departure from Turkey’s other alliances.
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