Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that October 3 was declared as the day of cooperation among Turkish speaking countries.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that October 3 was declared as the day of cooperation among Turkish speaking countries.
A ministry statement said the anniversary of signature of the Nakhichevan Agreement on establishment of Cooperation Council of Turkish Speaking Countries would from now on be celebrated as the “Day of Cooperation Among Turkish Speaking Countries”.
“This day will be marked with comprehensive activities in coming years,” the statement said.
On October 3, 2009, heads of state of Turkish speaking countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan held their ninth summit in Nakhichevan and signed the Nakhichevan Agreement.
Heads of state of the same countries met in Istanbul on September 16, 2010 for their tenth summit and decided to celebrate October 3 as the “Day of Cooperation Among Turkish Speaking Countries.”
The first meeting of the Turkish Cooperation Council Summit will take place in Kazakhstan in 2011 and the second will be in Kyrgyzstan in 2012.
“Turkey believes a synergy that will contribute to peace, stability and welfare in Eurasia will ocur as the historical experiences of the Turkish nation unite with today’s vision of Turkic states, and the Cooperation Council of Turkish Speaking Countries will strengthen regional cooperation mechanisms,” the statement also said.
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