BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 7. On November 6, 2024, a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Bishkek, TurkicWorld reports.
The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ceyhun Bayramov, the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Murat Nurtleu, the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Hakan Fidan, the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Bakhtiyor Saidov, Hungary Mr. Peter Szijjarto, Chairman of the Council of Elders of OTS Mr. Binali Yildirim, as well as heads of Turkic Cooperation Organizations.
President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Mrs. Aktoty Raimkulova also took part and delivered a speech at the 11th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States.
In her speech, Aktoty Raimkulova spoke about the activities of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, about the active fulfillment of the tasks set by the Heads of Turkic States, the Council of Foreign Ministers and set out in strategic documents:
"Following the directives of the Astana Summit Declaration, we have successfully completed the renovation and museumification of the Alykul Osmonov house-museum in Bishkek.
Guided by the Turkic World Vision – 2040 and the TURKTIME initiative, we are currently developing
Catalog of Turkic Cultural Heritage, we have also celebrated the richness of our ancient culture by
supporting the fifth World Nomad Games held in Astana.
In cooperation with such fraternal organizations as TURKSOY and the Turkic Academy, we supported the holding of an International Conference on the Study and Preservation of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Turkic World from a UNESCO perspective. We are currently cooperating with member countries to introduce multinational nominations for Gurama (Kurak) and Turkic epics.
Our literary heritage has been further developed thanks to the series of books by the Foundation "Outstanding Personalities of the Turkic World", "Pearls of Turkic Literature", "Scientific Pearls of Turkic Literature", in which nine books have been successfully published.
We are also expanding digital engagement with the TurkDiscovery YouTube channel, which has captivated the audience with its high-quality educational content.
UNESCO dedicated the years 2024-2025 to one of the key works of Turkic history - "Divani lughat it-Turk" by Mahmud Kashgari. In support of this initiative, we are organizing an International exhibition that will be presented in the countries of the Turkic world during 2025. Also, by the end of the year, we plan to hold a scientific conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris dedicated to this significant work".
