TDT Foreign Ministers Council Meeting will be held in Ankara today

According to information obtained from Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources, with the meeting to be held today within the scope of the 13th Organization of Turkish States (TDT) Summit to be held in Ankara on 29-30 October, TDT Foreign Ministers will come together for the fifth time this year at the council meeting, one regular and four informal.

At the TDT Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting, it is envisaged that consultations will be held on the areas of cooperation within TDT and the work towards the institutionalization of the Organization.

At the end of the meeting, it is expected that some administrative and financial documents related to the functioning of the Organization will be approved.

MINISTER FİDAN WILL HOLD BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH HIS REPORTERS

Foreign Minister Fidan is also planned to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts within the scope of the meeting.

In his address at the said meeting, Minister Fidan is expected to underline that under the umbrella of TDT, the ability to act jointly with the political dialogue between the Turkish states has been strengthened and that the bonds of common history, language, culture and brotherhood have been transformed into concrete collaborations.

Fidan, who is expected to express that during Türkiye's TDT Presidency, will prioritize increasing the institutional capacity of the Organization, improving the human and financial means and capabilities of the secretariat, and intensifying the coordination between Turkish Cooperation Organizations, he said that transforming economic and strategic cooperation, especially in energy, trade, investments, digital transformation and defense industry, into concrete results, and especially strengthening the connectivity and economic resilience between Asia and Europe by strengthening the Middle Corridor with Trans-Caspian Transition. It is expected to emphasize the importance of arbitration.

Minister Fidan is also expected to draw attention to the developments in Afghanistan and the effects of these developments on regional security, stability and connectivity, and express the need to increase consultation and coordination on this issue among TDT member and observer countries.

ORGANIZATION OF TURKISH STATES

While the "Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking Countries" was established with the Nakhchivan Agreement signed between Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on October 3, 2009, the name of the organization was changed to "Organization of Turkic States (TDT)" with the decision taken at the Istanbul Summit in 2021.

The main objectives of the organization include strengthening the environment of mutual trust between the Turkish states, strengthening political solidarity, developing and deepening economic and technical cooperation, recording and promoting the historical and cultural accumulation of the Turkic World.

TDT, whose secretariat is in Istanbul, has five members (Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan) and four observers (Hungary, Turkmenistan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Economic Cooperation Organization).

TDT 13TH SUMMIT

The 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkish States will be held in Ankara on 29-30 October, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The summit will be held with the theme of "Turkish Century: Unity in Language, Ideas and Work", inspired by President Erdoğan's vision of the "Turkish World Century" and the motto of İsmail Bey Gaspiralı.