BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. The first informal
meeting of Speakers of Parliament of the TURKPA Member-States has
taken place within the frameworks of the 152nd Assembly of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba
Gafarova spoke at the meeting, Trend reports, citing the Press and Public Relations
Department of the Milli Majlis.
The Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament said that the Milli
Majlis, as always, will continue its consistent support for the
sustainable development of TURKPA. She emphasised that our peoples
and countries are closely bound by a common history, language and
cultural and spiritual values. The co-operative links between our
brotherly countries are developing successfully and dynamically
both in bilateral and multilateral formats, according to her.
The Speaker of the Milli Majlis said that our relations, which
are built on mutual support and dependable partnership as well as
the unity and solidarity of our countries, grows increasingly
strong in spite of the geopolitical tensions and threats emanating
from the geographical space surrounding our brotherly countries.
Such unity and solidarity ensure development and co-operation
whilst also contributing significantly to peace and stability at
the regional and global levels.
It was observed that Azerbaijan consistently carries out
activities for the sake of closer integration of the Turkic World,
the growth of its political and economic power as well as the
enhancement of its international authority. The expansion and
strengthening of the ties with the fraternal Turkic states
represents one of the main priority areas in Azerbaijan’s foreign
policy.
It is precisely in this sense, according to Speaker Sahiba
Gafarova, that the first informal meeting of Heads of State of the
Organisation of Turkic States took place in the cultural capital,
the city of Shusha, in July 2024 upon the initiative of the
President of Azerbaijan Mr Ilham Aliyev. The tradition was
continued and the next informal summit meeting was held in Budapest
in 2025.
Having said that the Milli Majlis supports the initiative to
hold informal meetings of Speakers of Parliament of TURKPA
Member-States within the framework of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Assemblies, Sahiba Gafarova added that these meetings provide for
assessing our co-operation not only within TURKPA but also within
other international organisations and structures, and for
discussing issues of interest in a sincere atmosphere. It was
remarked that our meetings in this format matter very much inasmuch
as discussing issues on the agenda, protecting our common interests
and co-ordinating future activities are concerned.
The meeting continued with speeches by Speakers of Parliament of
the other Member-States of the Organisation and with
discussions.
