Turkey will always support TURKSOY - Foreign Minister

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Director General Duisen Kaseinov signed "Host Country Agreement" in Ankara on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Delivering a speech in the signing ceremony, Davutoglu said that the Turkic culture and language would be promoted in the world.

"TURKSOY brings a sound ground to relations among member states," he said.

Davutoglu said, "we will always support TURKSOY. Our ministry keeps assisting the organization."

In his part, Kaseinov said the agreement signed between Turkey and TURKSOY was an important step for strengthen the organization and they would sign similar agreements with other member countries.

TURKSOY was established in 1993 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The member states of TURKSOY are: Republic Of Azerbaijan, Republic Of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic Of Uzbekistan, Republic Of Turkey, Turkmenistan, Altai Republic, Republic Of Bashkortostan, Gagauzia (Moldova), Republic Of Khakassia, Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus, Republic Of Sakha, Republic Of Tatarstan and Tyva Republic.

The organization aims to envision the new balances emerging in international relations, to support the cultural restructuring throughout the region and the world and to establish friendly relations among the Turkish speaking peoples and nations and to explore, disclose, develop, and protect the common Turkic culture, language, history, art, customs, and traditions as well as pass them down to future generations and let them live forever. (EÖ-AÇ)

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