Turkey as NATO member can’t join SCO

... Russia and Turkey's divergent approaches to foreign policy regarding key issues such as the crisis in eastern Ukraine and the protracted war in Syria, reflecting how Ankara and Moscow see things from different angles. In remarks to Cihan, Lukyanov said Moscow was uneasy about Turkey's participation in NATO's Black Sea naval drills but that it has refrained from criticizing Ankara publicly. He said clashes of interests and differences in policy on Syria and Ukraine do not inflict lasting damage to bilateral relations, as diplomatic and economic ties ...