Hosted by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Ninth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Samarkand, which was declared the Capital of Turkic Civilization on 11 November 2022.
The Summit was attended by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Sadyr Japarov, the President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of Hungary H.E. Viktor Orbán, the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan H.E. Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedov, and the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States H.E. Baghdad Amreyev.
During the historic Summit, which was dedicated to the theme of “New Era for Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity”, the Leaders underlined the strong commitment of Member and Observer States to Turkic integration and the Turkic World Vision 2040.
The main agenda topics among others were the decisions and signing of the protocol on amendments to the Nakhchivan Agreement, the Organization of Turkic States Strategy for 2022-2026, the Trade Facilitation Strategy of the Organization of Turkic States, the Agreement on Establishment of Simplified Customs Corridor, the Agreement on International Combined Freight Transport, Transport Connectivity Program, the Memorandum of Understanding Between Relevant Institutions of the Member States of the Organization of Turkic States About Digital Human Resources Systems, and Trade Facilitation Strategy of the Organization of Turkic States.
In addition to the agenda items, the Leaders also discussed the recent regional and international developments and, took decisions on a number of important issues concerning the future of the Organization.
Upon the proposal of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev the President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan awarded by the Council of Heads of State with the “Supreme Order of Turkic World” in recognition of his services for the Turkic World fraternity and promotion of rights of all Turkic peoples around the world. Furthermore, upon the proposal of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the OTS H.E. Binali Yıldırım the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan and the Member of the Council of Elders, H.E.
Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedov was also awarded by the Council of Heads of State with the “Supreme Order of Turkic World” in recognition of his contribution to the development of the relations between Turkmenistan and the OTS Member and Observers States as well as the integration of the Turkic World.
The Leaders also decided to give the first Alisher Navoi International Prize to the late renowned Kyrgyz writer and intellectual Chinghiz Aitmatov for his significant contribution to Turkic unity, integration and progress.
During the Summit, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been admitted to the Organization of Turkic States as an observer member.
One of the most important decisions of the Summit was the establishment of the Turkic Investment Fund which will provide the necessary resources for OTS Member and Observer States’ economies and help to build a more robust Turkic financial integration.
The Samarkand Summit marked the end of the mandate of H.E. Baghdad Amreyev as the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States. H.E.Baghdad Amreyev was appointed by a special decision of Heads of States as the President of nearly established Turkic Investment Fund.
The Leaders appointed the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Kubanychbek Omuraliev as the new Secretary General for the next term.
At the Summit, the Chairmanship of the Organization was handed over from Türkiye to Uzbekistan and the Heads of State adopted the Samarkand Declaration. The Leaders also decided to hold the next Summit in Kazakhstan in 2023.
