Kyrgyzstan Sets Priorities for Turkic Parliamentary Assembly Chairmanship

On 20 October, Kyrgyzstan hosted the 15th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TurkPA), after which the chairmanship passed from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan. Led by Speaker Marlen Mamataliev, the chairmanship aims to advance regional initiatives in trade, transport, energy and digitalisation.

The session adopted the Bishkek Declaration and four model laws. Kyrgyzstan's priorities include digital transformation, AI regulation, transport-economic connectivity, youth policy and cultural-humanitarian contacts. Mamataliev proposed a unified electronic registry of TurkPA model laws and an annual analytical report on their implementation.

On the same day, President Sadyr Japarov met Sahiba Gafarova, chair of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis, to discuss cooperation in trade, investment, energy and transport. Azerbaijan's geographic position links Central Asia with the South Caucasus, Turkey and European markets.