Erdoğan: We have been conducting a dialogue with China to protect the rights of the Uyghurs

In his speech at the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also mentioned the Uyghurs and stressed that the United Nations has become an inadequate and passive structure in fulfilling its mission.

first, According to the official website of the Information and Communication Bureau of the Turkish Presidency, President Erdoğan spoke at the UN General Assembly on September 24, and first talked about the Palestinian issue. He expressed his satisfaction with seeing the representative of Palestine among the UN member states as a result of the long struggle: "I hope that this historic step will be the last turning point on the path of Palestine to become a member of the United Nations." "I call on other countries that have not recognized the Palestinian state to stand on the right side of history and recognize the Palestinian state immediately."

President Erdoğan also said that the Organization of Turkic States is increasingly becoming a center of attraction, and that the organization is forming an exemplary model of cooperation.

In his speech, he expressed that he will further strengthen unity as a Turkic world: "Based on the respect of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, we have been conducting a close dialogue with China for the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Uyghur Turks, with whom we have strong historical, cultural and human ties." he said.