Ukraine in Arabic | The first overseas office of the Turkic Council opened in Kiev

04.01.2015 - 15:40 #Ukraine, #first, #Refat Chubarov, #Crimean Tatars, #Turkic Council, #office, #Vitali Klitschko, #Partnership

Kiev has become the first European capital where the regional office of the Turkic Council was opened.

KYIV/Ukraine in Arabic/ A few days ago a central office of the United Diaspora of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis (ODAU) and the first overseas office of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking countries (Turkic Council) was opened in Ukrainian capital.

The event was attended by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan in Ukraine Can Yonet Tezel and Ulubek Chinaliev, the Chief Adviser to the Azerbaijani Embassy Nazim Aliyev, Adviser to the Kiev Mayor Bogdan Balasinovich, the Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Refat Chubarov, leaders of Turkish, Azeri, Kyrgyz and Kazakh diasporas,contact group of the Turkic Council and others.

According to the Secretary General of the Turkic Council Ramil Hasanov, the Council will be the symbolic home of peace and brotherhood of all Turkic peoples. He briefed on the activities of the organization, saying that the Board will include representatives from each of the Diaspora, who will be elected for a term of 3 years.

“The organization's activities will be carried out on the principle of equality", Hasanov stressed.

The first chairman of the Turkic Council will be the head of the United Diaspora of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Hikmet Javadov. Further along the alphabetic principle management of this organization will be passed to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, etc.

All participants of the meeting declared support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

he representative of the Kiev authorities Bogdan Balasinovich conveyed greetings from the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko on the occasion of "landmark event in the life of the capital, and in the life of Ukraine as a whole."

"I would like to say that all countries Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine united by ancient, historical, and friendly relations. So we are interested in establishing contacts, dialogue, and development cooperation with our friendly countries”, he said.

Also participants discussed the possible opening of similar offices in Berlin, Washington and Paris.

Chairman of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars Refat Chubarov said that the the whole Turkic world is worried about the Crimean Tatars in Ukraine, and ready to give all necessary support to the restoration of justice.

Turkic Council is an intergovernmental organization founded by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey in 2010 for deeper cooperation between the Turkic states. It serves as a new regional instrument for the promotion of international cooperation in Central Asia, Caucasus, Middle East and South Eastern Europe.

arab.com.ua