A regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Turkic Council was held in Istanbul

Istanbul, November 11, 2021 – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi took part in a session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (CCTS), which was held on the eve of the 8th Summit of the Turkic Council.

Substantive and organizational issues of preparing meetings and decisions of the Heads of State of the Turkic Council are discussed at such ministerial meetins. During the latest gathering, the Ministers agreed on the draft agenda and final documents, the signing and approval of which is planned at the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State.

Following the meeting, the Foreign Ministers adopted and signed a number of documents, including on the activities and financial issues of the Secretariat of the Turkic Council, the regulation of the Council of Elders of the CCTS, awarding certain statuses to cities of the Turkic world, and others.

The Kazakh side presented the Special economic zone “TURANSEZ”, created in the spiritual capital of the Turkic world, Turkestan. This zone was initiated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the informal Turkestan summit of the CCTS in the spring of this year.

The Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States was established on the initiative of the First President of Kazakhstan, Leader of Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2009 in Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan). The secretariat of the Turkic Council is located in Istanbul (Turkey). Following the results of the 7th Summit, there are five Council members (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan). Turkmenistan is participating for the first time as an observer State of the CCTS.