Erdogan had at the weekend mooted that Turkey could join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a loose security and economic bloc led by Russia and China sometimes seen as an eastern counterpart to NATO.
Nedēļas nogalē Erdoans izteicās, ka Turcija varētu pievienoties Krievijas un Ķīnas izveidotajai Šanhajas Sadarbības organizācijai, taču pirmdienas uzrunā viņš to nepieminēja.