Baku: The 7th Meeting of the Ministers and Senior Officials in charge of Media and Information of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) took place in Baku.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, the meeting brought together key figures such as Ahmed Ismayilov, Executive Director of the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan; -mer Kocaman, Deputy Secretary General of the OTS; Kanat Iskakov, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan; Maksat Mamytkanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan; Ferhat Pirin§§i, Deputy Head of Public Relations of the Turkish Presidential Administration; Kobuljon Akhmedov, Director of the Content Production Center under the Uzbek Presidential Administration; and Tahsin Ertugruloglu, Foreign Minister of Northern Cyprus, an observer member of the OTS.
During the event, Ahmed Ismayilov highlighted the importance of expanding information exchange and tackling fake news and hybrid threats jointly. -mer Kocaman noted the organization’s broad project implementation across more than 55 areas, emphasizing its emergence as a regional actor. Maksat Mamytkanov stressed the need for a unified media system to counter information threats.
Kanat Iskakov proposed that member states’ televisions be broadcasted in each other’s territories. The meeting concluded with the adoption of a Communiqu© outlining the outcomes of the discussions and decisions made.
The meeting also announced that the next, 8th meeting of ministers and high-ranking officials responsible for media and information will be hosted by Kazakhstan, along with the 13th meeting of the Working Group on Media and Information. Participants discussed enhancing cooperation within the OTS framework, organizing joint projects, and promoting mutual information resource usage, among other topics.