OTS chief lauds Azerbaijan's role as chair of Non-Aligned Movement

The Non-Aligned Movement is an important platform for cooperation that unites so many countries of the world, the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliyev said at a plenary meeting within the framework of the Summit-level Meeting of Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19.

He highly appreciated Azerbaijan's chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement, and also thanked official Baku for organizing such a summit.

"OTS, as a young and dynamic organization, is aimed at strengthening cooperation with the UN and other organizations," Omuraliyev said.

He spoke about OTS's cooperation with WHO in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, recalling that 600,000 vaccines were transferred to African countries on behalf of OTS.

"The Organization of Turkic States was also one of the first to respond and extend a helping hand to Türkiye after the devastating earthquake. We express our solidarity with the people of Türkiye.Several hundred tons of essential humanitarian aid were sent to this country," the OTS chief said.