President: Turkic world must grow into one of influential geopolitical centers of 21st century

Today, the international authority of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is growing, and its role and position in global processes are strengthening, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Report informs.

The head of state noted that Azerbaijan, which assumed the chairmanship of the Gabala Summit last October, is making efforts to further deepen cooperation within the organization: "Our family, the Turkic world, must grow into one of the influential geopolitical centers of the 21st century. Azerbaijan will continue to spare no effort in strengthening the Organization of Turkic States."

Ilham Aliyev emphasized that this is his eighth visit to Kazakhstan in the last five years: "President Tokayev, in turn, has visited Azerbaijan six times. The Joint Declaration signed four years ago elevated our relations to the level of an alliance.

It is gratifying that the initiative for the informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, held for the first time in Shusha in 2024, is already becoming a tradition."