Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Kazakhstan to participate in the 24th summit of the leaders of the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Erdogan at the International Airport Nursultan Nazarbayev was met by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, Kazakhstan Minister of Health Akmaral Alnazarova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakaev, Mayor of Astana GRASIMBEK and Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Kapuja.
Turkish President, during a visit to Kazakhstan, is accompanied by the wife of Emine Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayractar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Shimshki, Minister of Trade of Omer Bolat, chief adviser to the president for foreign policy and security Akif Chagagatai Kylych, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Relations under the Presidential Administration Chagatai Ozdemir.
The Turkish leader will take part in the 24th Summit of the heads of the SCO state, “a dialog partner” which is Turkey.
Erdogan will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of the countries on the sidelines of the summit, and also speak to the participants of the summit.