Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States Held in Ankara
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On October 29, 2026, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States held a meeting in Ankara. Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Mekan Ishangulyyev, also attended. Participants discussed strengthening political dialogue, expanding trade and economic cooperation, and…
On 29 October 2026, a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Ankara. The meeting, which took place ahead of the organization’s 13th summit, was also attended by Mekan Ishangulyyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Türkiye.
As Turkmenistan holds observer status in the OTS, the country was represented at the meeting by Ambassador Mekan Ishangulyyev.
During the meeting, foreign ministers and representatives of the organization’s member and observer states discussed key areas for further developing multilateral cooperation. They also exchanged views on important issues on the international and regional agenda.
Particular attention was paid to deepening political dialogue, expanding trade and economic ties, and developing transport and logistics corridors across the Organization of Turkic States.
Following the meeting, a number of decisions aimed at improving the work of the organization’s bodies were adopted. Draft final documents to be submitted for consideration by the heads of state were also approved.
The 13th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States will take place in Ankara on 30 October 2026 under the theme “The Century of the Turkic World: Unity in Language, Thought and Action”. The summit is expected to conclude with the signing of the Ankara Declaration and the adoption of several agreements aimed at strengthening the organization’s institutional framework and deepening integration processes.