2022 Organization of Turkic States summit

The 2022 Organization of Turkic States summit, officially the Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States summit, was a meeting between the leaders of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on 11 November 2022.^[1]

2022 Organization of Turkic States summit Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States
Photo from the working session of the summit
Host country	Uzbekistan
Date	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Motto	New Era for Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity
Cities	Samarkand
Chair	Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Follows	2021 Turkic Council summit
Precedes	2023 Organization of Turkic States summit
Website	www.turkkon.org

Background

It was the first summit after the transformation of the Turkic Council into the Organization of Turkic States.^[2]

Prior to the summit, two separate meetings were held in Uzbekistan by the ministers of economy and ministers of foreign affairs^[1]

Summit

The summit adopted the organization's strategic action plan for the next five years. The main agenda topics among others were the decisions and signing of the protocol on amendments to the Nakhchivan Agreement, 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 the Trade Facilitation Strategy of the Organization of Turkic States.^[3] During the meeting, the leaders also discussed recent regional and international developments.^[4]

One of the key decisions of the Summit was the establishment of the Turkic Investment Fund which aims to provide the necessary resources for the economies of member states and observer states and help build a more integrated Turkic financial system.^[3]

During the summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow were awarded with the Supreme Order of Turkic World.^[5]

Northern Cyprus was granted the status of observer.^[6]

Participants

• Members
• 
   Azerbaijan
  Ilham Aliyev, President
• 
   Kazakhstan
  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President
• 
   Kyrgyzstan
  Sadyr Japarov, President
• 
   Turkey
  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President
• 
   Uzbekistan
  Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President (Host)
• 
   Organization of Turkic States
  Baghdad Amreyev, Secretary General

• Observers
• 
   Hungary
  Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister
• 
   Turkmenistan
  Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairman

See also

• Asia portal
• Europe portal
• Politics portal

• Politics of Asia
• Politics of Europe

References

1. Kudayarov, Borubek (8 November 2022). "Садыр Жапаров вновь полетит в Самарканд". kaktus.media (in Russian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. Aghjeh, Amin E. (29 October 2022). "Why China Fears the Emerging Turkic Alliance". The National Interest. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
3. "Ninth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Samarkand". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "Samarkand is preparing for the first summit of the Organization of Turkic States". Turkmenistan. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
5. Ubaydullaev, Khikmatilla [@KhikmatPulatov] (11 November 2022). "Berdimuhamedov is awarded the "Supreme Order of Turkic World," order symbolizing the unity of the Turkic-speaking states" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "Turkish Cyprus gains Organization of Turkic States observer status". Daily Sabah. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.