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Akbar Novruz
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The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has been highlighted as
a key platform for enhancing cooperation among Turkic nations, with
a focus on maximizing its potential.
The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has been highlighted as
a key platform for enhancing cooperation among Turkic nations, with
a focus on maximizing its potential.
Azernews reports that these remarks were made
by Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Chairman of the Union of Chambers and
Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), at the opening of the
Turkey-Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Trilateral Business Forum in Ankara on
January 29. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized the importance of leveraging
the OTS to strengthen ties and foster deeper collaboration between
member states.
The forum was attended by Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat,
Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov, and Uzbekistan's
Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov.
During his speech, Hisarcıklıoğlu underlined the numerous
agreements facilitating trade between Turkey and Azerbaijan,
including the Preferential Trade Agreement, and expressed hope for
further reduction of customs barriers between Azerbaijan,
Uzbekistan, and Turkey.
He also highlighted Turkey's existing customs agreement with
Georgia, noting the lack of a similar arrangement between
Azerbaijan and Turkey, and reiterated President Ilham Aliyev's
statement calling the Turkic world a "family."
Hisarcıklıoğlu also expressed optimism about the prospects of a
Free Trade Agreement between Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan,
with the aim of boosting trade to new heights. He pointed to the
significant potential for trade between Turkey and Uzbekistan,
noting that the trade turnover reached $3 billion by the end of
2024, and there are no barriers to raising this figure to $10
billion.
Furthermore, Hisarcıklıoğlu stressed the importance of regional
transport initiatives, including the Kars-Nakhchivan railway and
the opening of the Zangezur corridor, both of which would
significantly improve connectivity and trade flows in the region.
He also emphasized the need for increasing gas supplies through the
Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), a critical infrastructure project
for energy transit in the region.
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