AKIPRESS.COM – The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) convened in Ankara, Türkiye, on October 29, the OTS press service reported.

The event took place as part of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, held under the theme “Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed”.

The meeting was hosted and moderated by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan, who delivered the opening remarks.

It brought together Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Türkiye Mekan İşanguliyev and Secretary General of the OTS Kubanychbek Omuraliev.

The Chairman and members of the OTS Council of Elders (Aksakals), as well as the Heads of the TURKPA, TURKSOY, the Turkic Academy, the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, the Turkic Investment Fund, and the Union of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) also participated in the meeting.

The Ministers discussed the agenda and draft documents to be submitted for consideration and adoption by the Council of Heads of State (CHS) at the 13th OTS Summit. These included the Ankara Declaration, and other draft decisions aimed at further strengthening cooperation and the institutional framework of the Organization.

Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev provided the Foreign Ministers with a comprehensive overview of the progress achieved under the Azerbaijani Chairmanship-in-Office. He also briefed the Ministers on the activities of the OTS Secretariat, highlighting the expanding scope of cooperation among the member and observer States across more than 65 areas.

The Ministers reviewed several important documents, including the proposed decisions concerning the Alisher Navoi International Prize, as well as the 2027 budgets of the OTS Secretariat and the Turkic Academy. 

The participants also exchanged views on regional and international developments and the priorities for the upcoming period.

The Ministers expressed their appreciation to Kubanychbek Omuraliev for his service and contributions to strengthening the Organization’s institutional development and advancing cooperation among the Turkic states, as his tenure draws to a close.