The key facts

  • Kurtulmus met with Zhaparov and Dadebay on the sidelines of the 15th TURKPA Assembly in Bishkek
  • Kazakhstan is Turkey's largest trading partner in Central Asia, Kurtulmus noted
  • Turkey will host the COP31 parliamentary meeting in Antalya on November 16

Meetings on the sidelines of the TURKPA Assembly

Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus met on Tuesday in Bishkek with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov and Kazakh Parliament Chairman Aibek Dadebay. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 15th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA).

Talks with Zhaparov

Kurtulmus, together with the heads of the parliaments of Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as well as TURKPA Secretary General Ramil Hasanov, met with Zhaparov at the Yntymak Ordo presidential complex. They discussed processes in the Turkic world, regional cooperation and TURKPA's activities.

Bilateral relations with Kazakhstan

Separately, Kurtulmus held talks with Dadebay on bilateral and inter-parliamentary relations between Turkey and Kazakhstan. He emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation between countries linked by historical, linguistic and cultural ties and expressed satisfaction with the growing economic relations.

Trade, the Middle Corridor and COP31

Kurtulmus noted that Kazakhstan is Turkey's largest trading partner in Central Asia, and also pointed to the significance of the Middle Corridor as a safe, short and efficient route for trade between East and West. He invited Dadebay to the COP31 parliamentary meeting, which Turkey will host in Antalya on November 16 in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union.