BISHKEK
Foreign ministers of Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) gathered on Wednesday in Bishkek ahead of CCTS's Turkic Council.
The meeting took place behind closed doors.
According to diplomatic sources, foreign ministers of CCTS expressed their stance with Turkey over combating with terrorism.
Sources said that during the meeting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated his thoughts over improvement of Turkish world.
Davutoglu also stated that Turkey was happy with Turkish world's common cultural heritage, adding that members of CCTS would be much stronger in the coming days.
No equation possible in Eurasia in energy and transportation without Turkic republics
Davutoglu said that no equation was possible in Eurasia in energy and transportation fields without Turkic republics.
"During today's meeting, we went over the point reached in institutionalization," Davutoglu stressed.
Davutoglu introduced the symbol of the Turkic Council adopted on Wednesday.
"The symbol carries traces of the flags of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The symbol is blue as the Kazakh flag. It has a sun as is present on the Kyrgyz flag. It has the crescent of the Turkish flag. And, it has the star of the Azerbaijani flag. The symbol represents the four countries and two other brotherly countries to join us. Our countries and peoples will blend with each other and walk towards the future together," Davutoglu noted.
"No project can be successful in Eurasia without the Turkic republics. When the four countries give hand in hand, they can facilitate projects that would lead to peace, tranquility, and prosperity," Davutoglu stated.
"The topic of the meeting in Kyrgyzstan was cooperation in culture, education and science. We will sign agreements to establish a Turkish Academy in Astana and for the acceptance of provisions for the Turkish Cultural Heritage Foundation in Baku. The Turkic Council is rapidly getting institutionalized. Such an institutionalization will help our peoples walk together until eternity," Davutoglu also said.
Other ministers
Asked about the views of the Turkic Council members on the Upper Karabakh problem, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Halef Halafov said that the OSCE Minsk group was not successful in solving the Upper Karabakh problem.
Members of the Turkic Council support Azerbaijan, Halafov stressed.
We are thankful to Turkey for their support to Azerbaijan, Halafov said.
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev said that they accepted the Bishkek Declaration which would be signed by the presidents on Thursday.
