A meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) took place in the capital city of the Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek on 20 October. Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova delivered a speech at the meeting.

Mentioning in her address the contribution of the work done in the elapsed period to the continued strengthening of the Organisation’s work, the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament stressed that the period since the 14^th Plenary Session had been marked by a number of highlights.

Speaker Sahiba Gafarova wished the new Members of the Joğorqu Keñeş of the Kyrgyz Republic and of the Kuryltai of the Republic of Kazakhstan success in their work for the good of their respective countries and peoples.

The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the co-operation within the TURKPA, observed Sahiba Gafarova, remaking also that a crucial mission is bestowed upon the TURKPA – that of serving, via parliamentary diplomacy, the interests of our peoples who are connected with each other with their historical, cultural and spiritual roots.

The hands-on engagement of the delegation of the Azerbaijani Parliament in the TURKPA commissions’ meetings, in diversely-themed meetings, in drawing up model laws and in the work of election monitoring missions was mentioned then. Also, the Milli Majlis motions initiatives to strengthen the TURKPA’s international operations and establish co-operative ties with other inter-parliamentary organisations.

At the same time, Speaker Sahiba Gafarova lauded the work done by the Organisation’s new Secretary General Ramil Hasan in the name of making the work of the TURKPA stronger and promoting its connections. She observed that the activities of the TURKPA Secretariat, which is based in Baku, is constantly in the focus of the Milli Majlis and that the Secretariat will be provided with active support from now on as well.

The Speakers of Parliament of the Member States addressed the meeting and commented on the agenda items as well.

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