On March 12, 2025, the 5th meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in the premises of the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Istanbul.
The event was attended by deputy heads of foreign policy agencies of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, the Ambassador of Hungary to Türkiye, the General secretaries of the OTS, TURKSOY and TURKPA, the heads of the Turkic Academy, the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, and the Turkic Investment Fund. From the Turkmen side the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Türkiye M.Ishangulyev took part in the meeting.
The implementation of the decisions taken within the framework of the 11th OTS Summit, joint activities within the organization and the Action Plan for 2025 were discussed at the meeting. Also, within the framework of the session, the heads of affiliated international organizations of the OTS presented reports on their activities in 2024.
In its speech the representative of Turkmenistan focused on the relevance of the topic of peace and trust. M.Ishangulyev familiarized the participants in detail with the activities carried out in Turkmenistan in this direction, and emphasized the symbolism of the fact that in 2025 the country celebrates the 30th anniversary of permanent neutrality, which is the basis for promoting dialogue, strengthening international cooperation and ensuring sustainable peace.
