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The Working Group of Cooperation Council of the Turkic-Speaking States has been held in Astana.
The issues of international security, solution to regional conflicts, fight against terrorism and transnational threats, peace and security in Afghanistan topped the agenda of the meeting. The participants also focused on the relations with the UN, OSCE, the Council of Europe, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other regional and international organizations.
Counselor of Azerbaijani Embassy in Kazakhstan Shahin Ahmadov said the meeting would promote further steps important from the point of view of regional security. The diplomat also touched upon the Azerbaijan-Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, intensive violation of ceasefire by the Armenian troops on the front line and the killing of peaceful citizens. Ahmadov expressed hope that the conflict would be solved peacefully and in compliance with international law.
The participants underlined the necessity of strengthening the efforts to combat any kind of terrorism and extremism..
The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States was established in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization with the aim of promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic-Speaking States. Its four founding member states are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
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