BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Energy ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) have signed a joint communiqué in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, TurkicWorld reports citing Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, along with his counterparts from Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, endorsed several key initiatives in the communiqué.
The document supports the establishment of an OTS Energy Coordination Committee, a Regional Center for Technologies and Green Initiatives, and projects focused on green energy corridors.
Additionally, the communiqué expresses the Turkic states' readiness to actively participate in Energy Day at COP29 on November 15.
Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), while Hungary, Turkmenistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are observer states.
In his speech in Bishkek, Parviz Shahbazov stated that the clear strategic vision and resolute policies of the OTS leaders, aimed at achieving significant success through the protection of rich natural resources, the creation of energy and transport corridors, and leveraging the potential from Central Asia to Europe, have strengthened the status of the Organization of Turkic States.
Shahbazov highlighted the call of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev that "The 21st century must be a century of progress of the Turkic world", as well as the efforts to transform Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Caspian into a Union of Regions reflects the nature of relations between the Turkic states.
"Azerbaijan’s trade with the member and observer states of the organization exceeded $9 billion last year. These countries invested $18.2 billion in our economy, while Azerbaijan invested $20.3 billion in these countries," he added.
"Intergovernmental Agreement on Strategic Partnership in Green Energy Development and Transfer between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan is planned for the near future," the Minister emphasized, adding that there will be efforts to strengthen cooperation in renewable energy with Kyrgyzstan.
"The forthcoming Investment Forum on Energy Transition for Central Asian countries at COP29 will provide another opportunity to showcase the progress of our collaboration in achieving the goals of green energy," Shahbazov concluded.
