It is necessary to look for new tools for the work of the Turkic Council with youth-A. Balayeva

Today on September 20 the 5th meeting of the Ministers in charge of Youth and Sports of the Turkic Council was held in the capital of Uzbekistan. 

As part of the meeting, the opening ceremony of the 1st Forum of Young Entrepreneurs IDEA of the Turkic Council was held. 

The Kazakh delegation was headed by the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva. 

During her speech, Aida Balayeva urged the participants of the Turkic Council to look for new tools for working with young people for fruitful development and finding answers to the challenges that the global pandemic has generated. 

"If the total market of the Turkic Council States, including Hungary, today is about 150 million people, then, according to the most conservative estimates, 30 million of them are young people," she said. 

The Minister suggested to the participants of the Turkic Council seven directions of youth policy, where it is worth combining common efforts. 

1. Balayeva noted: 

"The Heads of our States have given us opportunities and directions, and our task is to fully use them for the benefit of the future of our youth. 

In turn, the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is always ready to receive and share experience, join pragmatic initiatives and take an active part in common projects," A. Balayeva said. 

During the meeting, the Minister held meetings with the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, as well as with the Director of the Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan Alisher Sadullayev. 

At the same time, within the framework of the meeting, the Ministers of the participating States of the Turkic Council took part in the opening of the 1st youth forum of young entrepreneurs IDEA within the framework of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States. 

Young Kazakhstani businessmen participated in 6 sessions: agribusiness, IT startup, tourism, light industry, food industry, marketing. 

The meeting of Ministers is designed to contribute to the solution of a number of issues related to the expansion of cooperation in the field of youth policy, education and sports of the member countries of the Turkic Council.