Hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, the Disaster and Emergency Management Ministerial Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held on 21 December 2022 in Ankara.
The meeting was inaugurated by the welcoming speeches of H.E. Suleyman Soylu, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Yunus Sezer, President of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Türkiye (AFAD).
OTS Deputy Secretary General Sadi Jafarov conveyed the greetings of the Secretary General Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev to the event, as well as his messages regarding the importance of this meeting for the establishment of the Civil Protection Mechanism of the OTS.
Minister Soylu briefed the participants about the emergency management capacity of Türkiye and underlined that all the Member and observer countries should joint their capacities and experiences for establishing the Civil Protection Mechanism.
The Ministers of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, Heads of Disaster and Emergency Management Authorities of the OTS Member and Observer States expressed their readiness towards future cooperation in the field of disaster management within the OTS .
The Parties exchanged information about the undertakings of their respective institutions and discussed the possibilities of determining common strategies and cooperation areas in this field.
As a result of the meeting, the Parties accepted the Road Map on the establishment of Civil Protection Mechanism of the OTS and upon proposal of the Azerbaijani side agreed to hold next Ministerial Meeting in Azerbaijan.
The meeting was inaugurated by the welcoming speeches of H.E. Suleyman Soylu, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Yunus Sezer, President of Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Türkiye (AFAD).
OTS Deputy Secretary General Sadi Jafarov conveyed the greetings of the Secretary General Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev to the event, as well as his messages regarding the importance of this meeting for the establishment of the Civil Protection Mechanism of the OTS.
Minister Soylu briefed the participants about the emergency management capacity of Türkiye and underlined that all the Member and observer countries should joint their capacities and experiences for establishing the Civil Protection Mechanism.
The Ministers of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, Heads of Disaster and Emergency Management Authorities of the OTS Member and Observer States expressed their readiness towards future cooperation in the field of disaster management within the OTS .
The Parties exchanged information about the undertakings of their respective institutions and discussed the possibilities of determining common strategies and cooperation areas in this field.
As a result of the meeting, the Parties accepted the Road Map on the establishment of Civil Protection Mechanism of the OTS and upon proposal of the Azerbaijani side agreed to hold next Ministerial Meeting in Azerbaijan.
