6th Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States held in Cholpon-Ata

Cholpon-Ata, September 3, AZERTAC The 6th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States has been held at the "Rux Ordo" Cultural Center named after Chingiz Aitmatov in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the Summit. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as well as other heads of state and government participating in the Summit. The heads of state posed together for photographs. In his opening remarks, chairman of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his gratitude to the Kyrgyz President for the high level organization of the event and hospitality. He praised the participation of Uzbekistan and Hungary at this year’s Summit. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov said that the main theme of this year's Summit focuses on the development of national sports and promotion of cooperation among youth. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the Summit. X X X Then, the heads of delegations signed the Declaration of the 6th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States and the documents on the election of the new Secretary General of the Council. A representative of Kazakhstan, ambassador Baghdat Amreev was elected as a new Secretary General of the Council. Then, heads of state and government toured the territory of "Rux Ordo" Cultural Center named after Chingiz Aitmatov where they viewed statues of prominent personalities of the Kyrgyz people as well as monuments highlighting the history and culture of Kyrgyzstan.