ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi called for stronger political dialogue and closer trade and transport ties among Turkic states at an Oct. 29 meeting ahead of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the ministry’s press service reported.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi. Photo credit: gov.kz President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Ankara on Oct. 28 for an official visit to Türkiye and is scheduled to attend the summit, Akorda reported. The ministerial meeting focused on cooperation within the organization and current international and regional issues.
Tileuberdi emphasized the importance of strengthening unity and solidarity among Turkic states, deepening political dialogue and expanding trade, economic, transport and logistics links across the organization. He also highlighted the outcomes of the informal OTS summit held on May 15 in Turkistan under the theme Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.
According to the ministry, Tileuberdi said the meeting had given new impetus to the organization’s digital agenda and laid the groundwork for deeper cooperation in artificial intelligence, innovation and advanced technologies. At the end of the ministerial meeting, participants adopted documents to develop and expand the activities of Turkic organizations.
They also reviewed and approved draft final documents for the 13th OTS summit.