The CIS and OSCE observer missions continue to monitor the process of preparation for the parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan, to take place on Monday, 26 March 2023. Thus, the formation of the CIS observer mission has been completed. It includes 49 accredited observers representing the CIS countries, the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States […]
Turkiye to host Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States
Upon the proposal of Azerbaijan the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Ankara, Türkiye on 16 March 2023, OTS said in a press release. Hosted by the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Summit is expected to be attended by the Heads of […]
Тюркское братство – пример взаимопомощи и сплоченности
15-16 марта Президент Шавкат Мирзиёев примет участие в чрезвычайном саммите Организации тюркских государств (ОТГ), который состоится в Анкаре, сообщает корреспондент ИА «Дунё». Узбекистан стал полноправным членом ОТГ (ранее Совет сотрудничества тюркоязычных государств – ССТГ) в октябре 2019 года, и сегодня развитие взаимодействия с тюркскими государствами является одним из приоритетов внешнеполитического курса страны. В 2023 году […]
TURKIC BROTHERHOOD – AN EXAMPLE OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY
On March 15-16, 2023 President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which will be held in Ankara. Uzbekistan became a full member of the OTS (formerly the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States – CCTS) in October 2019, and today the development of interaction with […]
Organization of Turkic States readying to launch of its Investment Fund this year
The OTS (Organization of Turkic States) is preparing to launch its Investment Fund this year. The decision to create the fund was taken at the 9th summit of OTS, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in November 2022. Baghdad Amreyev, formerly the secretary general of OTS, was appointed as the first president of the Turkic Investment Fund. […]
OTS Secretary General hails the outcomes of Turkmenistan-Türkiye-Azerbaijan summit in Awaza
Organization of Turkic States Secretary General Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev made a statement on the outcomes of the First Trilateral Summit of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan. “This is a momentous occasion, as the three fraternal nations come together to strengthen their ties and work towards a brighter future of the Turkic […]
Agility and Purpose define First OTS Summit
Tariq Saeedi The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) met for its first heads of state summit in Samarkand on 10-11 November 2022. — It is evolution in motion. It is also powerful display of agility and purpose. The Turkic States, forming a nearly contiguous space from China to Europe, have shown remarkable capacity to keep […]
Economic integration and transport connectivity under the spotlight of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 November 2022, the ninth summit of the Organization of Turkic States took place in Samarkand, the capital of the Turkic civilization. The summit was attended by: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of […]
Awarding ceremony at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States
At the end of the summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, an award ceremony was held. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev summarized the results of the summit and noted the achievement of important decisions and agreements. The special contribution of the President of the […]
Address by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States
Distinguished heads of states and governments! Dear friends! I am very pleased to see you in the great city of Samarkand, one of the centers of world civilization, located at the crossroads of the Great Silk Road. I would like to express my special gratitude to all of you for participating at the Summit of […]
OTS Council of Foreign Ministers met in Samarkand
On 10 November 2022, the 9th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) took place in Samarkand under the chairmanship of the Uzbek side. The event was attended by the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Hungary and the deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and […]
OTS Summit to adopt the Samarkand Declaration, which will record agreed positions on key regional and international issues
Today, Uzbekistan, promoting the irreversible process of large-scale internal transformations and presenting an integrating regional and international agenda, is ready to receive the leaders of the Turkic states to make coordinated decisions necessary for the transition to a new era of common development and prosperity of the Turkic civilization, said Daniyar Kurbanov, the acting director […]
Samarqand in the Diplomatic Spotlight
Nigora Yigitalieva, PhD in Political Science Thanks to an open, proactive and comprehensively thought-out pragmatic foreign policy and dynamic “economic diplomacy”, Uzbekistan is strengthening its position in the international arena every day. Having become the organizer and host of such an important event as the SCO summit in Samarkand 15-16 September 2022, this state proved […]
Tangible prospects for strengthening good neighborliness and developing regional partnership within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States
Bobur Usmanov, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan The Organization of Turkic States is a new phenomenon of global changes at the regional level that emerged in Eurasia as a result of modern geoeconomic realities. According to experts, the participating countries of the Organization have significant […]
Food security – a key priority of the upcoming chairmanship of Uzbekistan in the Organization of Turkic States
Laylo Tashpulatova, Head of the Center for Sustainable Development of the Institute for Advanced International Studies of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy On 11 November, 2022, an important international event will take place in Samarkand – the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), where Uzbekistan will assume the chairmanship of […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov to attend OTS summit in Samarkand
The Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 11 November 2022. The Summit is expected to be attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of Türkiye Recep […]
Samarkand to host OTS Summit and ministerial meetings
On 10 November, Samarkand will host a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Turkic States of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). According to Uzbek media, the meeting of the foreign ministers will be attended by the Secretary General of the OTS Bagdad Amreyev, the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Turkey. […]
OTS Summit in Samarkand will focus on fostering of economic integration of Turkic nations
The upcoming Summit of the Heads of States of the Organization of Turkic States, to be held in Samarkand on 11 November 2022, will explore several measures, aimed at advancing economic cooperation and transport connectivity between Turkic nations. OTS’s Secretary General Amreyev at the Istanbul extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers on Monday […]
President of Turkmenistan met with OTS Secretary General
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met Monday, 5 Sep, with the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreyev. Amreyev briefed Turkmen leader on the Organization’s current activities and the ongoing cooperation processes with Turkmenistan. The sides discussed the pressing topics of the international and regional agenda. The Secretary General highlighted the development of solid […]
Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States reviewed preparations for upcoming OTS Summit
The Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held its 13th meeting on 8-9 August 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting of Council of Elders, which was hosted by the Elder of Kyrgyzstan Medetkhan Sherimkulov, Former Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, and chaired by Binali Yıldırım, Chairman of the […]
Turkic countries reaffirmed their firm support and solidarity with Kazakhstan
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 January 2022, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States held an extraordinary meeting via videoconference on 11 January 2022 to discuss the recent developments in Kazakhstan. The Meeting started with observation of a minute of silence to commemorate memories of those who lost their lives during the […]