Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara on October 30. The meeting was held under the slogan “Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.”
Participants included Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and the organization’s Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.
Mirziyoyev proposed regular political consultations within the organization on international and regional issues, along with ministerial-level meetings with third countries under an “Organization of Turkic States Plus” format. He said the dialogue should lead to joint projects in trade, transport, investment and other priority areas.
The Uzbek president proposed a “Turkic World – 100” programme covering 100 strategic joint investment and industrial projects. These would include processing rare minerals and localizing production of equipment for green energy.
To protect business interests, Mirziyoyev proposed drafting a multilateral agreement on mutual legal assistance in commercial matters and creating a digital platform to exchange requests and documents. He also called for a network of logistics hubs operated jointly by Turkic states to develop the Middle Corridor as a unified economic system.
Other proposals included creating a Turkic Tourism Alliance and preparing an agreement to facilitate travel between member states, including wider use of ID cards for trips. Mirziyoyev said Uzbekistan was ready to provide annual education grants to representatives of Turkic states through its Yangi Uzbekistan scholarship programme.
Participants supported declaring 2027 the Year of Nature Protection within the organization. They also backed Uzbek representative Mirvohid Azimov for the post of secretary general and agreed to hold the next summit in Uzbekistan next year. The summit concluded with the adoption of the Ankara Declaration and several documents to expand cooperation.
