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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the leaders of the
Organization of Turkic States on Nov. 11 to develop a common
security concept against irregular migration, reports citing .
Addressing the ninth Summit of the Heads of State of the
Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand, Erdogan emphasized that
Türkiye was the country hosting the largest number of refugees in
the world since 2014.
“We host approximately 5 million oppressed, 3.6 million of whom
are from Syria. It will be beneficial for us to increase our
cooperation in the prevention and management of irregular
migration,” the president said.
Erdogan said it would be beneficial to realize the Turkish
Investment Fund as soon as possible.“It will be beneficial to put
into practice the Turkic Investment Fund as soon as possible. I
believe that the financial opportunities to be provided by the Fund
will strengthen our cooperation and give momentum to our
activities,” he said.
“We are going through a fragile period that offers risks as well
as opportunities to our countries,” he said and added:“We see that
it is critical more than ever for us to strengthen the cooperation,
solidarity and harmony among us during this period.”
Türkiye has been making every effort to end the conflicts that
have been going on for nine months in Ukraine with a just peace and
while doing this, Ankara has been taking the necessary
interventions to prevent the food crisis, Erdogan stated.
Noting that Türkiye has been in the fight against terrorist
organizations PKK/PYD/YPG, FETO, ISIL and Al-Qaeda, Erdogan said,
“We will not stop until the terrorist threat against our country is
completely eliminated. We rely on the support of our brothers in
our struggle. I would like to reiterate that we are ready for all
kinds of cooperation with you in eliminating FETÖ.”
Reminding that the historic summit held in Istanbul the previous
year had served as a milestone for the consolidation of the
institutional unity within the Turkic world, Erdogan said:“As we
transformed our council into an organization, we laid the
groundwork for a unique and efficient structure as well. The
2040-Turkic World Vision document, which we adopted in Istanbul,
constitutes the framework of our cooperation.”
The president emphasized that they want to strengthen our
cooperation in such areas as politics, security, trade, customs,
transportation, energy, healthcare, informatics, education, youth
and sports.
The strategy document the organization adopted offers the
members a roadmap, he said, urging to closely follow the
implementation of each element in the strategy document.
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