Go to media bankFlag of Uzbekistan. File photoTASHKENT, Oct 17 The Uzbek authorities called on the countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTG) to consolidate to overcome the growing challenges and threats of our time, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Monday. According to the press service, the minister Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov on October 17 took part in an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMFA) of the UTC. The Chinese responded sharply to Scholz»Attention is focused on the need to establish a systematic dialogue on strategic issues in order to consolidate efforts to overcome the growing challenges and threats of our time,» the Foreign Ministry said in a statement following Norov's speech at the meeting. in the world of events and changes in international relations dictate the need for constant adaptation of the UTC to modern realities, the ministry noted. The meeting participants also exchanged views on topical issues of the regional and international agenda and interaction within the organization, and also considered draft documents submitted for signing during UTC summit on November 11 in Samarkand. The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council), established in 2009, in November 2021 at the summit in Istanbul decided to change its name to the Organization of Turkic States. The organization includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Hungary participate as observers.
