President of Turkish-Speaking States and Communities Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation Foundation (TUDEV) Abdulhaluk Cay briefed the participants about the history of the congress, he took pride in holding the 11th congress in Azerbaijani capital Baku – for the first time outside Turkey, and expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Khidir Saparliyev, Education and Science Minister of Kyrgyzstan Usmanaliyev, Deputy Culture Minister of Kazakhstan Askhar Kulibayev congratulated the participants.
In line with the ancient tradition of Turkic people, heads of Turkic states and communities stroke iron.
Following the ceremony, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were presented Orhon-Yenisey award. Solemn opening ceremony of the congress came to an end.
The congress will continue in commissions.
The congress is being held on the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev and will last till November 19.
The aim of the event is to develop friendship, brotherhood and cooperation relations among the Turkic states and communities, ensure exchange of information among them, promote rich Turkish culture, take measures to extend mutual cooperation in the sphere of economic development and find ways of solution to common problems of Turkic states and communities.
Representatives of Turkish-speaking peoples living in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Mongolia, republics of Russian Federation Altai, Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Dagestan, Kabardin-Balkar, Tatarstan, Karachai-Cherkess and Crimea, Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo and Western Trakya region of Greece, Kumik, Nogay, Northern Cyprus, Gagauz and Ahiska Turks will participate in the congress.
Representatives of Turkish communities in the US, Idel-Ural, Siberia, Near East and Afghanistan, parliamentarians, heads of public unions and NGOs, influential Azerbaijani and Turkish communities in foreign countries, outstanding scientists and art figures, representatives of Turkish and Russian embassies in Azerbaijan and mass media have also been invited to the congress.
The ninth president of Turkey Suleyman Demirel will attend the final meeting of the congress.
Members of the Coordinating Council of World Azerbaijanis living abroad have also been invited to the congress.
Issues on cooperation in the field of science, culture, education, economy, trade, tourism and finance among the Turkish-speaking states, promotion of cultural heritage of Turkic world, targets lying ahead of Turkish youth, problems of their upbringing in national spirit, influence of modern globalization processes on the life of our people will be debated in the congress.
At the end of the congress the commissions will make reports and final report of the congress will be adopted.
Statement on Armenian genocide claims regarding the events of 1915 will also be issued in the congress.
Turkish-Speaking States and Communities Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation Foundation (TUDEV) has been organizing the Friendship, Brotherhood, and Cooperation Congress of Turkic States and Communities since 1993. All previous ten congresses were held in Turkey.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attending the 10th congress in Antalya offered holding the next Friendship, Brotherhood, and Cooperation Congress of Turkic States and Communities in Baku.
Friendship, Brotherhood, and Cooperation Congress of Turkic States and Communities will be held outside Turkey for the first time. /APA/
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