During his official engagements in New York, H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev, the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held a meeting with the UN Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant UNDP Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) of UN Development Programme H.E. Ivana Živković on February 16, 2024, New York.

Ambassador Omuraliev briefed the Assistant Administrator with a comprehensive overview of the recent activities undertaken by the OTS and its evolving relationship with various UN institutions. In particular, he highlighted the outcomes of the latest meeting held with the Heads of UN agencies last week, emphasizing the productive outcomes that emerged from these discussions aimed at enhancing future cooperation between the OTS and UN entities.

The meeting facilitated a robust exchange of perspectives between Ambassador Omuraliev and Assistant Secretary General Živković on a range of pertinent issues. They explored avenues for collaboration between the OTS and the UNDP, with a keen focus on areas of mutual interest such as sustainable development, capacity-building initiatives, and socio-economic empowerment within the Turkic region.