Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The twelfth meeting of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Istanbul. 

Chairman of the Council of Elders Binali Yildirim, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreev and elders of the organization’s member states from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan spoke at the opening of the meeting.

Uzbekistan was represented at the meeting by the Chairman of the Committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on youth, culture and sports Bakhtiyor Saifullaev.

During the event, issues on cooperation currently being held under the auspices of the Organization of Turkic States, as well as the implementation of decisions taken by the heads of state at the

8th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which was held in Istanbul on November 12, 2021. The participants also considered the updated charter of the Council of Aksakals of the Turkic Council and measures to strengthen the role of elders, as well as other issues.

The importance of effective cooperation and coordination of the work of the relevant structures of the Organization of Turkic States, the expediency of creating a "Road Map" for the development of interaction in the cultural and social spheres between the participating countries was emphasized.

The issue of holding events within the framework of the year 2022 announced at the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev in the Turkic world as the “Year of Supporting Youth Initiatives” was also discussed.

Based on the results of the meeting, recommendations were developed on the issues discussed, and the date of the 13th meeting of the Council of Elders was determined, which is planned to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic in the second half of 2022.