XV plenary session of TurkPA concludes in Bishkek with adoption of declaration

The XV plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TurkPA) concluded in Bishkek at the Yrys-Orda congress hall, and the Bishkek Declaration was adopted. According to the Kabar news agency, citing the parliament, the document contains proposals, opinions and conclusive decisions on the issues considered at the session.

The session was held under the theme “Interparliamentary cooperation in the Turkic world in the era of artificial intelligence and technological progress.” Kyrgyz Supreme Council Speaker Marlen Mamataliev, who chaired the assembly, said special attention was paid to developing interparliamentary cooperation, exchanging experience and improving the organisation’s effectiveness, and recalled that four new model laws had been adopted. He added that Kyrgyzstan is interested in expanding cooperation in digitalisation, artificial intelligence, youth policy and cultural-humanitarian areas.

At a press conference, Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Chairman Aibek Dadebay, Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and TurkPA Secretary General Ramil Hasan spoke. Participants noted that the Bishkek sessions were organised at a high level and thanked Mamataliev for his support and hospitality.