Delivering remarks to reporters prior to his departure for Uzbekistan, President Erdoğan said: “I believe that the Samarkand Summit will further improve the cooperation among Turkic states, which share a common language, history and culture.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference at Ankara Esenboğa Airport prior to his Uzbekistan visit.
Stating that he would depart for Samarkand at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to attend the 9th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States to be held the following day, President Erdoğan added that as part of his visit he would meet with his Uzbek counterpart today as well.
“OUR UNITY IS GROWING STRONGER EACH PASSING DAY”
Noting that the Summit would be held under the theme of “New Era for the Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity”, President Erdoğan said: “We have been striving to increase the solidarity among Turkic states since 1992. Our unity, which transformed into the Organization of Turkic States with the historic Istanbul Summit last year, is growing stronger each passing day. During our term presidency, we have worked hard to implement and follow up the decisions we took in Istanbul. We will entrust the flag to our Uzbek brothers and sisters in Samarkand.”
Underscoring that the Organization’s future and the deepening of the current avenues of cooperation would be discussed, and important decisions would be taken at the Samarkand Summit, President Erdoğan stated: “We will hold bilateral talks with the participating heads of state and government as part of my visit, and exchange our views on global matters as well as bilateral relations. I believe that the Samarkand Summit will further improve the cooperation among Turkic states, which share a common language, history and culture. As Türkiye we are proud that the Organization has been institutionalized and taken its prestigious place among the multilateral regional organizations.”
