BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. The
international influence of member states is crucial for the
effectiveness of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the
country's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a press
conference reviewing the year, Trend reports.
Bayramov noted that Azerbaijan is no longer the country it was
10-15 years ago. Having restored its territorial integrity and
sovereignty, he said, the nation now plays an active role in global
affairs.
“Except for one Central Asian country, all others are OTS
members. The number of countries interested in cooperating with the
OTS has grown. Some power centers view such cooperation and
development with irritation, but this is unfounded. The policy of
the OTS is to maintain this positive momentum and develop the
significant potential of its collaboration,” he noted.
The minister added that in recent years, and particularly in
2025, cooperation within the OTS framework has expanded, and
interest in the organization has grown significantly.
“This is clearly observable. The organization was established in
2009 under the Nakhchivan Agreement. The interest in it depends on
the international weight of its members. Türkiye is the leading
state of the OTS. Azerbaijan is not the same country it was a
decade ago. The recent Ganja Declaration also decided on the
creation of the OTS Plus format,” he concluded.
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