12th meeting of OTS ministers in charge of economy, trade kicks off in Istanbul

The 12th Meeting of the Ministers in Charge of Economy and Trade of the Organisation of Turkic States kicked off on September 14 i Istanbul. 

Turkic World Business Forum will also be held on September 14 in İstanbul, Report informs.

The organisation’s economy and trade ministers, deputy ministers and other officials, as well as experts from Turkic states, will discuss the issues on the agenda of the meeting.

Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Elnur Aliyev also participated in the event.

After the discussions, the statement will be signed.

The ministers will hold discussions on the following agenda items: Work plan of the Trade Facilitation Committee of the Organisation of Turkic States for 2023-2024; Roadmap for concluding the “Free Trade Agreement on Services and Investments” among the OTS Member States, Draft “Partnership Agreement on Digital Economy” among the OTS Member States; Implementation of “Turkic Trade Houses” project in the OTS Member States; Concept note establishing the Turan Special Economic Zone - “TURANSEZ” and etc.

The Forum program will include keynote speeches by the Ministers and will feature various sessions and B2B meetings.

As part of the program, the 14th Meeting of the Working Group on Economic Cooperation of the OTS was held on September 13 before the ministerial meeting.

The ьinisters will also address the 10th World Turkish Business Council which will take place under the patronage of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on September 15.