Ankara hosting 10th meeting of OTS Culture and Tourism Ministers

On July 9, the 10th meeting of the Culture and Tourism Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is being held in Ankara, Türkiye, Report informs.

Speeches by the heads of delegations from OTS member and observer countries were heard at the meeting organized by Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The opening of the event was made by Türkiye's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

Ersoy stated that Türkiye's capital plays an important role in preserving both traditional and modern art with its ancient history and numerous museums. For this reason, Ankara will be declared the tourism capital for 2026 within the OTS framework: "This is one of the issues on the agenda."

OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev said in his speech that the Turkic world is expanding its cooperation at the level of this international organization, not only in politics, economy, education, and law, but also in culture and tourism.

Azerbaijan is represented at this event by Fuad Naghiyev, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency.