21.11.18.

İzmir

The parliamentary delegation headed by Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh Dastanbek Dzhumabekov participated in the 8th plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-speaking countries (TurkPA).

The press service of the Jogorku Kenesh reported that Dzhumabekov reminded that this year the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-speaking countries celebrates its tenth anniversary. He said that one of the priorities of the foreign policy of Kyrgyzstan is to strengthen relations with the TurkPA member states. “Kyrgyzstan, which is one of the founders of the Turkic-speaking countries, has always contributed to its development,” the Speaker said.

Recall that in 2017, the chairmanship in the Parliamentary Assembly passed to Kyrgyzstan. In this regard, Dzhumabekov told about the work done in the framework of TurkPA during the year.

“Under the chairmanship of our Parliament in TurkPA, special emphasis was placed on deepening cooperation in such areas as economics, culture, agriculture and security. In addition, the organization’s activities were based on four main areas: improvement of functional activity; strengthening interaction with other institutions; popularization of the cultural heritage of Turkic-speaking peoples; increasing the prestige of TurkPA on international platforms," Dzhumabekov said.

He also focused on the history, spiritual heritage and culture of the Turkic-speaking countries: “2018 was significant for Kyrgyzstan. This year we celebrated the 90th anniversary of great writer Chyngyiz Aitmatov and events dedicated to the anniversary of the Kyrgyz writer were held,” said Dzhumabekov.

In addition, the Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh informed the participants about the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held in Kyrgyzstan and the issues discussed there.

During the meeting, Dzhumabekov told about the need to replenish TurkPA with new members from the Turkic-speaking countries.

The Kyrgyz Speaker transferred the chairmanship in TurkPA to head of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Binali Yıldırım.

Besides, a number of topical issues and the possibility of adopting the Izmir Declaration were considered.

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