Baku, Azerbaijan, May 3. A panel discussion
entitled “Unity in Language, Thought, Action: The Future of the
Turkic World” was held in Baku on the occasion of May 3 – the Day
of Turkism, Trend reports.
The event was at the Heydar Aliyev Center with the
organizational support of the Communications Department of the
Presidential Administration of Türkiye.
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Turkmenistan and the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus took part in the panel discussion.
Opening the event with opening remarks, Turkish Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Birol Akgün said that the panel discussion is very
important for discussing the strategic foundations of our common
future: “Turkic states are working towards common goals. We want to
create a region that embodies peace, not conflict, and we are
working to find common solutions to global problems. The Turkic
world must become more effective in the system of international
relations.”
Executive Director of the Agency for State Support of
Non-Governmental Organizations Aygun Aliyeva emphasized that at the
end of 2025, it is planned to hold an international event on the
theme “The Role of Civil Society in the Unity of the Turkic World”
with the participation of Kazakh-Azerbaijani NGOs and NGOs
represented in the Organization of Turkic States.
“Thanks to the joint efforts of the Turkic states, projects will
be implemented that will change the geopolitical landscape not only
of the South Caucasus, but also of the wider region, and peace,
security, justice and prosperity in the region will be further
strengthened,” she said.
Then, reports on the topic were made by the member of the board
of the Press Council of Azerbaijan Akif Ashirly, assistant director
of the Kazakh Turkic Academy Askhat Kesikbayev, deputy of the
Zhogorku Kenesh (parliament) of Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Dzhumabekov,
head of the department of analysis and monitoring of reforms in the
sphere of foreign policy and security of the Center for Development
Strategy of Uzbekistan Farrukh Khakimov, adviser to the President
of the TRNC Gokhan Guler and executive director of the OTS
representative office in Hungary Balazs Hendrich.