BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. Fariz
Ismailzade, a member of the Azerbaijani Parliament and vice
president of ADA University proposed exploring the possibility of
establishing a joint master’s program among Turkic countries with a
focus on environmental issues and contemporary challenges. Trend's correspondent reports
from the event.
Ismayilzade made the announcement during Baku Climate Action
Week.
Moreover, he noted that such a program could also devote more
in-depth attention to issues of water resource management and
renewable energy.
''The Turkic world is facing environmental and technological
challenges, as well as the destruction of cultural monuments,''
Fariz Ismailzade noted.
According to him, the Turkic world needs cooperation on these
issues. As another proposal, F. Ismailzade called for strengthening
joint research efforts.
“We discussed with the esteemed Mukhtar Babayev [the Azerbaijani
President’s Representative on Climate Issues and President of
COP29] the possibility of establishing a Joint Caspian Center that
would address water resources, environmental issues, and
transboundary water management,” he noted.
The MP stressed the need for cooperation among countries in the
region.
“We cannot resolve these issues on our own, including in
Azerbaijan. That is why we need to work with our colleagues from
Kazakhstan across the Caspian Sea,” F. Ismailzade said.
He noted that Azerbaijan is currently paying more attention to
relations with neighboring countries: “Our immediate neighborhood
has great potential, a wealth of talent, and many
opportunities.”
According to the deputy, the countries of Central Asia are
developing, the unity of the Turkic world is strengthening, and the
Organization of Turkic States is growing in influence.
