BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. The 4th Meeting of
Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)
was held in Cholpon-Ata city, Kyrgyzstan, the Azerbaijani Ministry
of Agriculture told Trend.
A delegation led by the Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov
participated in the meeting.
The meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan,
Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry
Bakyt Torobaev and OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliyev,
was attended by ministers and deputy ministers of agriculture of
the member states of the organization and those invited as
Opening the event with an introductory speech, Deputy Chairman
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Water
Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev
emphasized that there is great potential for increasing trade
turnover in the agricultural sector between OTS countries.
Stressing that global climate change poses serious risks to
agrarian agri-food systems and the process of ensuring food
security, Mammadov touched upon the importance of the 29th session
of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP29) held in Baku last November.
He said that Azerbaijan successfully organized this
international event, and a number of important international
initiatives were adopted, including the COP29 Declaration on
Climate Action.
The minister expressed his gratitude to the OTS countries for
their high-level representation at COP29.
Calling effective agricultural diplomacy an important tool for
overcoming the numerous challenges and threats facing the global
agri-food system, Mammadov added that trade relations between OTS
countries should be further strengthened and joint efforts should
be increased to turn our countries into leading exporters of key
agricultural products.
He emphasized that the modern transport infrastructure, rich
energy resources, free economic zones and favorable investment
climate of the OTS countries create significant advantages for the
successful activity of business communities. This year, the Turkish
Investment Fund is expected to officially begin its activities.
Citing this, Mammadov pointed out that pilot projects aimed at
joint production under the OTS brand should be implemented by
actively using the fund’s capabilities.
The ministerial meeting drew attention to the need for
cooperation in the areas of digital transformation of agriculture,
technology transfer in this field, and sharing of best practices in
order to increase productivity and achieve sustainable development
against the backdrop of modern challenges.
Based on the previously determined criteria, the city of
Cholpon-Ata has been declared the agricultural capital of the OTS
since September 2025. An agreement was reached to hold the next
meeting of the OTS Ministers of Agriculture in T眉rkiye, and it was
decided that the Working Group on Agriculture will prepare a
special Action Plan for 2026.
The event culminated with the adoption of the Final Declaration
of the 4th Meeting of the OTS Ministers of Agriculture. The
document identified the main directions of future cooperation
between the OTS member states as ensuring the sustainability of the
agro-food system, expanding the application of innovations in the
agricultural sector, increasing productivity, increasing trade
turnover in agricultural and food products, promoting mutual
investments, transferring modern technologies in the agricultural
sector, exchanging best practices, efficient management of land and
water resources, protecting biodiversity, promoting the
agricultural insurance system, supporting the implementation of
agricultural cooperation activities within the framework of the
OTS, and other areas.
The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), previously known as the
Turkic Council or the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking
States, is an intergovernmental entity that includes all but one of
the internationally recognized Turkic sovereign nations. The
primary objective is to foster extensive collaboration among the
Turkic nations. The General Secretariat of OTS is situated in
Istanbul, T眉rkiye.
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