Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States participated in the Meeting of Ministers of Culture of TURKSOY

Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States H.E. Baghdad Amreyev took part in the Meeting of the Permanent Council of Ministers of Culture of TURKSOY Member States in Bursa, Türkiye on 31 March 2022.

H.E. Dusen Kaseinov has handed over the post of Secretary General of TURKSOY to Deputy Secretary General of OTS H.E. Sultabai Raev who was elected by the Permanent Council during the meeting.

H.E. Baghdad Amreyev thanked H.E. Dusen Kaseinov for his extraordinary service in making TURKSOY a global cultural brand, congratulated newly elected H.E. Sultanbai Raev and wished him all the best in his new position.

In his address to the meeting, B. Amreyev underlined the importance of cultural cooperation between the Turkic people and drew attention to the fundamental role of TURKSOY in the integration and intensification of multilateral relations.

Secretary General of the OTS noted that the Turkic World needs to stand united in confronting the regional and global challenges. He proposed to form a new cultural strategy and vision of the Turkic World focusing more on coordination between cultural and educational institutions of the Member States, the youth policy, modern means of communications and digitalization.