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Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States starts in Baku

24.01.2013 [12:21]
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Baku, January 24 (AZERTAC). First meeting of the heads of state agencies responsible for the Diaspora affairs of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking states (CCTS) started today in the capital of Azerbaijan, bringing together participants from Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the host country.

The key goal of the forum is strengthening of cooperation among the Diaspora structures of the Turkic states, consolidation of the efforts to implement the ideas of unity of the Turkic world and define the future strategy. Within the forum, it will be set up an Advisory Council of Diaspora structures, held the First Forum of the heads of Diaspora organizations, prepare the joint activity strategy and cerate a Coordination Council.

The current meeting was planned by the General Secretariat of CCTC member countries’ foreign ministers on September 26 last year in New York.