The countries included in the UTC are our neighbors and important geopolitical partners.
As Day.Az reports with reference to AZERTAC, the President of Kazakhstan stated this Kasym-Jomart Tokaev in an interview with the newspaper “Ana Tili”.
“During the period of our chairmanship, special attention was paid to intensifying cooperation in the political, trade and economic, transport and logistics, cultural and humanitarian spheres. Concrete results were achieved, a number of large-scale projects were implemented, more than 80 events were organized. The V World Nomad Games took place in Astana. Close connections have been established between educational and academic structures, the creative intelligentsia. Ancient Turkestan plays a special role in the rapprochement of our peoples. proclaimed the spiritual capital of the Turkic world in 2021,” the head of state said.
According to him, over the past 10 years, trade ties between UTC members have significantly strengthened; in 2024, the volume of mutual trade turnover exceeded $45 billion.
“Our countries play an important role in the implementation of the Trans-Caspian international transport route. We intend to increase cooperation in energy, industry, agriculture, and digitalization,” he noted.
The President recalled that as chairman of the UTC, Kazakhstan came up with the motto TURKTIME! This acronym stands for eight priorities: Traditions, Unification, Reforms, Knowledge, Trust, Investments, Mediation and Energy.
“These priorities were received with interest by the entire Turkic community, which is not limited to the UTC countries. Kazakhstan supports all creative initiatives that contribute to the rapprochement of the Turkic world, and has a positive attitude towards the Russian concept of “Altai – the cradle of the Turks.” Our country will continue to promote deepening ties between all Turkic peoples, promoting our common rich historical and cultural heritage,” Tokayev assured.