Istanbul, 7 March 2026 – An informal meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States was held.

The Kazakh delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Alibek Bakayev.

The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, with the participation of the foreign ministers of the member states of the Organisation of Turkic States—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan—as well as the Secretary-General of the organisation.

During the meeting, participants exchanged views on current regional and global issues and discussed prospects for further strengthening political dialogue, expanding institutional cooperation and advancing joint initiatives aimed at deepening interaction and integration within the Turkic world.

Particular attention was paid to preparations for upcoming events within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States, as well as to enhancing coordination among member states across key areas of cooperation.

As part of the event, Alibek Bakayev, together with the heads of other delegations, was received by the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to further strengthening the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Türkiye, as well as prospects for the development of cooperation within the framework of Turkic collaboration.

The parties reaffirmed their mutual interest in further strengthening cooperation among the fraternal Turkic states and enhancing the role of the Turkic world in international and regional processes.

Following the meeting, the foreign ministers of the Organisation of Turkic States adopted a joint statement on recent developments in the Middle East and approved the Regulation on cooperation with third parties within the OTS+ format.