The 2nd Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the OTS and “2nd Turkic Agro-Business Forum” convened on 26 September 2023 in Baku.
The meeting was hosted and moderated by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Majnun Mammadov and attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States, Amb. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ibrahim Yumakli, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Voitov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Murat Ramatov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Abilkhaiyr Tamabek, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, H.E. Huseyin Cavush and Head of International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary, Ms. Lilla Egri.
Before the ministerial meeting, the ministers and heads of delegations of the OTS Member States and Observers attended the opening session of the “2nd Turkic Agro Business Forum” and delivered speeches.
In his opening speech at the “2nd Turkic Agro Business Forum”, Secretary General Omuraliev emphasized the role of business communities in contributing to the development of the agro-industrial complex and the readiness of the OTS to continue to make all efforts to support business activities by increasing trade and encouraging investments among the Member States and Observers.
At the 2nd Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture, stressing the importance of agriculture for the economic and social development of the Turkic States, the Secretary General Omuraliev briefed the Ministers about the current activities and further actions to be implemented within the OTS in order to achieve greater economic integration in the field of agriculture.
He stressed the potential of Turkic States to be significant agricultural exporters, and contributing to their economies and strengthening regional trade links.
Secretary General also underlined the role of Drought Prevention Institute established under the OTS to mitigate challenges resulted from climate change; further promote expertise and knowledge sharing, concentrate the efforts to research and development; to focus more on creating value chains and food security through the establishment of new production and distribution systems.
Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Majnun Mammadov briefed about priorities of Azerbaijan in development of agriculture and provided some ideas on expanding cooperation in agriculture within the Turkic region.
Minister Mammadov proposed to prepare annual “Turkic Agriculture and Food Security Outlook” as a first step to creation of a single data driven “digital agro-data platform” of the Turkic States, to establish a joint production of agricultural and food products under the OTS brand and declare the city of Quba of the Republic of Azerbaijan as the agro capital of the OTS for the next one year period in a rotational basis among the countries of Organization.
The Ministers and Heads of Delegations also emphasized the potential for cooperation in all areas of agriculture within the framework of OTS and agreed to use these opportunities to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. Increasing trade turnover in agricultural and food products, promotion of mutual investments, transfer of modern technologies in the field of agriculture, mutual exchange of best practices, effective management of land and water resources, promotion of agricultural insurance system and realization of projects of mutual interest among the OTS countries were identified as the main directions of future cooperation.
At the end, the “Communique of the 2nd Meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the OTS” was signed.
The meeting was hosted and moderated by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Majnun Mammadov and attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States, Amb. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ibrahim Yumakli, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Voitov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Murat Ramatov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Abilkhaiyr Tamabek, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, H.E. Huseyin Cavush and Head of International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary, Ms. Lilla Egri.
Before the ministerial meeting, the ministers and heads of delegations of the OTS Member States and Observers attended the opening session of the “2nd Turkic Agro Business Forum” and delivered speeches.
In his opening speech at the “2nd Turkic Agro Business Forum”, Secretary General Omuraliev emphasized the role of business communities in contributing to the development of the agro-industrial complex and the readiness of the OTS to continue to make all efforts to support business activities by increasing trade and encouraging investments among the Member States and Observers.
At the 2nd Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture, stressing the importance of agriculture for the economic and social development of the Turkic States, the Secretary General Omuraliev briefed the Ministers about the current activities and further actions to be implemented within the OTS in order to achieve greater economic integration in the field of agriculture.
He stressed the potential of Turkic States to be significant agricultural exporters, and contributing to their economies and strengthening regional trade links.
Secretary General also underlined the role of Drought Prevention Institute established under the OTS to mitigate challenges resulted from climate change; further promote expertise and knowledge sharing, concentrate the efforts to research and development; to focus more on creating value chains and food security through the establishment of new production and distribution systems.
Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Majnun Mammadov briefed about priorities of Azerbaijan in development of agriculture and provided some ideas on expanding cooperation in agriculture within the Turkic region.
Minister Mammadov proposed to prepare annual “Turkic Agriculture and Food Security Outlook” as a first step to creation of a single data driven “digital agro-data platform” of the Turkic States, to establish a joint production of agricultural and food products under the OTS brand and declare the city of Quba of the Republic of Azerbaijan as the agro capital of the OTS for the next one year period in a rotational basis among the countries of Organization.
The Ministers and Heads of Delegations also emphasized the potential for cooperation in all areas of agriculture within the framework of OTS and agreed to use these opportunities to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. Increasing trade turnover in agricultural and food products, promotion of mutual investments, transfer of modern technologies in the field of agriculture, mutual exchange of best practices, effective management of land and water resources, promotion of agricultural insurance system and realization of projects of mutual interest among the OTS countries were identified as the main directions of future cooperation.
At the end, the “Communique of the 2nd Meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the OTS” was signed.
