31.08.2025 17:36
President Erdoğan met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, where he attended the 25th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. During the meeting, the economic cooperation between the two countries was evaluated. Erdoğan will address the ongoing genocide in Gaza at the historic summit he will attend tomorrow, sending a message to the world: "What is happening is hurting the global conscience. It is time to take action."
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President Erdoğan arrived in Tianjin, China, to attend the 25th Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Erdoğan was welcomed at Binhai International Airport by Chinese State Minister Ley Haycao, Turkey's Ambassador to Beijing Selçuk Ünal, and embassy staff.
Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, AK Party Deputy Chairman Halit Yerebakan, MHP Deputy Chairman İsmail Faruk Aksu, MIT President İbrahim Kalın, Presidency Communication Director Burhanettin Duran, Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün, and Presidency Chief of Staff Hasan Doğan also came to Tianjin.
ERDOĞAN MET WITH XI JINPING President Erdoğan met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, where he went for the 25th Council of Heads of State of the SCO. Erdoğan will address the summit session, which will be held in an expanded format tomorrow.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING The Presidency Communication Directorate announced that Erdoğan discussed his meeting with President Xi during his visit to the People's Republic of China for the 25th Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Accordingly, in the meeting where the economic cooperation between the two countries was thoroughly evaluated, President Erdoğan stated that bilateral trade should be supported by investments to ensure it is balanced and sustainable, emphasizing that the potential in the fields of digital technologies, energy, health, and tourism is significant, and that increasing coordination for Chinese companies to invest in Turkey would be beneficial.
President Erdoğan noted the importance of taking joint steps to harmonize the Middle Corridor with the Belt and Road Initiative.
It was agreed to operate the existing consultation and cooperation mechanisms between the two countries at regular intervals.
President Erdoğan reiterated Turkey's support for the "One China" policy and drew attention to the strategic dimension of relations between the two countries.
Additionally, the recent situation in Gaza, the war between Ukraine and Russia, potential joint steps for the development of Syria, and regional and global issues were discussed in the meeting.
"WHAT IS HAPPENING IS A GLOBAL CONSCIENCE PAIN" In both his speech and bilateral meetings, Erdoğan will bring up the genocide occurring in Gaza and send a message to the world: "What is happening is a pain for the global conscience. It is time to take action." Erdoğan is expected to highlight the inadequacy of the global system in solving problems and bring up its reconstruction.
FIRST TIME IN 6 YEARS Erdoğan will also hold bilateral meetings with other leaders, including his host counterpart Xi Jinping. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also meet with Xi Jinping and other leaders at the summit. Erdoğan is expected to meet with Jinping today. Turkey has been represented at the head of state level in the SCO, where it has been a "dialogue partner" since 2012, and President Erdoğan is visiting China for the first time in 6 years.
THE WORLD'S EYES ARE ON THIS SUMMIT Starting today, the city of Tianjin, China, will host a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders. The SCO summit will be the heart of international diplomacy beating in Tianjin. On August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who negotiated with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska regarding Ukraine, will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other leaders this time.
PUTIN'S LONGEST VISIT Russian leader Putin's visit to China, which will last 4 days, will be considered the longest trip outside Russia since he came to power in 2000. Putin is not only going to China to attend the SCO summit. He will hold a separate bilateral summit with Xi Jinping, discussing political, economic, and military issues in depth. While the U.S. tries to drive a wedge between China and Russia, it is expected that Putin and Xi will present a united front.
LEADERS OF MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES ARE ATTENDING It has been reported that more than 20 country leaders will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which will be held in Tianjin, China, on August 31-September 1. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Bin provided information about the organization of the SCO Summit at a press conference held in the capital Beijing. Deputy Minister Liu stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the "SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting," which will be attended by member countries, as well as the "SCO Plus Meeting," which will include observer countries and dialogue partners, and noted that heads of state and government from more than 20 countries and leaders from more than 10 international organizations will participate in the summit.
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Liu stated that the leaders of the member countries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, would attend the summit.
Liu also mentioned that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would participate in the summit, along with the heads of observer and dialogue partner countries, including Mongolia's President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Laos' President Thongloun Sisoulith, and Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Liu noted that United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretary-General Esad Macit Han, Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Secretary-General Kairat Sarybay, Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Commission Chairman Bakytjan Sagintayev, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Zou Ciayi would also represent international organizations at the summit.
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