Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed a “Turkic World – 100” programme for 100 strategic joint investment and industrial projects at the Organization of Turkic States summit in Ankara on October 30.
To advance projects in trade, transport, investment and other priority areas, Mirziyoyev called for cooperation with third countries through an “Organization of Turkic States Plus” format, with meetings of sectoral ministers.
He also urged the countries to turn the Middle Corridor and related routes into a single economic system, establish a network of logistics hubs across Turkic states and manage it jointly.
Mirziyoyev said the countries should develop a multilateral agreement on mutual legal assistance in commercial matters and create a digital platform to exchange requests and documents, aiming to protect entrepreneurs’ rights and interests.
He proposed an agreement on mutual travel by citizens, including wider use of ID cards for travel and simpler border-crossing and stay procedures. Uzbekistan is ready to provide 200 educational grants each year to citizens of Turkic states, he said.
The Uzbek president thanked participants for supporting the initiative to declare 2027 the Year of Nature Conservation within the organization. He also said Uzbekistan was ready to host the organization’s next summit next year and proposed creating a “Common Turkic Words Dictionary”.
