(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. The 9th Summit
of the Organization of Turkic States wrapped up in Samarkand on
November 11, reports.
This was the first meeting of the heads of the Turkic countries
following the Turkic Council's reformation on November 12, 2021
during the presidency of Azerbaijan. Having breathed new life into
the organization, the primary objective of which is the integration
of kindred peoples, President Ilham Aliyev pointed out major
priorities for it. The Samarkand summit became a platform for
analyzing the results achieved by the organization since the last
meeting.
The Turkic world covers a large geographic area with a
population of more than 200 million people and has considerable
economic potential, energy resources, transport routes, and modern
military capabilities. Long ago, one by one, the Turkic leaders
declared the need for Turkic integration to ensure regional
development, and the first successful step towards the long-awaited
integration was made in Nakhchivan in 2009.
The initiator of the Turkic states' summit, President Ilham
Aliyev has made clear his desire for the unity of the
Turkic-speaking countries to be further strengthened.
'This is our history, our culture, our roots… We are all well
aware that sometimes it is not easy to defend your own position on
an international scale. If we stay together, demonstrate shared
views on certain issues and systematically work to strengthen our
unity, our international positions will be strengthened. After all,
the Turkish-speaking countries possess all opportunities – natural
resources, oil and gas fields, favorable geographical location,
powerful economies, talented people and dynamic infrastructure.
Putting all these opportunities together and concentrating on them
will turn Turkish-speaking countries into great power on a global
scale. This is our wish, and I believe we will achieve it,' the
head of state said at the summit of the Heads of State of the
Turkic-speaking countries in Nakhchivan.
Thus, having for the first time identified potential areas for
the development of the Turkic countries' relations, President Ilham
Aliyev clearly stated that Turkic integration is among the
priorities of Azerbaijan's foreign policy.
Since 2009, Turkic cooperation has significantly been
reinforced. Historical ties of countries have been transformed into
systematic, institutional, and sustainable collaboration, while
economic cooperation has been intensified through several
ministerial meetings. The organization has proved itself as a
full-fledged international institution with an effective mechanism
for developing cooperation in various fields.
Interaction under the auspices of the organization has grown
into constructive and comprehensive cooperation. Therefore, it is
difficult to imagine the Turkic countries without joint movement
into the future. In addition, the institution has already been
recognized as a successful cooperation platform and the voice of
the Turkic world.
The Samarkand summit has consolidated and summed up the historic
decisions taken at the Istanbul summit in 2021.
Against the backdrop of global turbulence, the Organization of
Turkic States is yet another proof of President Ilham Aliyev's
far-sighted and purposeful policy, as it was Azerbaijan's
initiative that created a platform for the Turkic countries in
2009, which now serves for the common development of the
organization's members.
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