President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the Independence Palace in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit will be held. World leaders gathered here for a group photo. ERDOGAN AND PUTIN POSE SIDE BY SIDEKazakhstan President Kasim Cömert Tokayev welcomed Erdogan and other leaders. After the welcoming ceremony, President Erdogan joined the leaders for a group photo. Erdogan stood next to Turkmenistan's former President and Chairman of the People's Council, Kurbankulu Berdimuhammedov, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the photo. GROUP PHOTO OF WORLD LEADERSThe group photo included President Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan President Tokayev, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, Acting President of Iran Mohammad Muhbir, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Mongolian President Ukhnaagin Khurelsukh, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Resulhayme Emirate, Saud bin Sakar Al Kasimi, Turkmenistan National Leader and Chairman of the People's Council Gurbanguli Berdimuhammedov, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. ERDOGAN'S IMPORTANT MEETINGS IN A ROWPresident Erdogan met with Mongolian President Khurelsukh as part of his bilateral meetings in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit is being held. MEETING WITH QATARI EMIR AL THANIPresident Erdogan also met with Qatari Emir Al Thani as part of his bilateral meetings in Astana. The meeting took place at the hotel where Erdogan stayed and was closed to the press. ATTENDING "SUSTAINABLE PEACE" SUMMITPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also participate in the "SCO+" summit titled "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue: Striving for Sustainable Peace and Development" in the afternoon.
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