AKIPRESS.COM - Several decisions were adopted at the Informal Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Turkistan on May 15.

Documents signed by the heads of state and the Foreign Ministers included:

· Turkistan Declaration of the Organization of Turkic States;

· Decision on Strengthening Institutional and Digital Capacity of the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States;

· Decision on Appointment of the Deputy Secretary General of the OTS.

In his address, OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev highlighted the growing role of the OTS as a platform for regional cooperation across a broad range of strategic sectors, including digitalization, transport, trade, energy, tourism, education, and emerging technologies. He underlined the importance of enhancing institutional coordination and advancing joint digital initiatives to ensure sustainable growth and greater regional integration across the Turkic World.

The OTS leaders emphasized the importance of promoting cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital governance, smart infrastructure and innovation ecosystems, while encouraging stronger collaboration among the relevant institutions and stakeholders of the member and observer states.

The Summit also reaffirmed the strategic importance of Turkistan as the spiritual capital of the Turkic World and highlighted its symbolic role in fostering common identity, cultural heritage and unity among Turkic nations.

The heads of state reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening solidarity, mutual trust, and strategic cooperation in line with the Turkic World Vision-2040.

"The adoption of the Turkistan Declaration and other important decisions once again demonstrated the growing institutional strength and future-oriented vision of the Turkic states," the OTS Secretary General said.