Meeting of TURKPA Council was held in Baku

The Meeting of the Council of Assembly within the framework of the Thirteenth Plenary Session of TURKPA hosted by the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan was held on 6 June 2024 in Baku. Members of the Council – Chairperson of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova, Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Koshanov, Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Nurlanbek Shakiev, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş, as well as Secretary General of TURKPA Mehmet Süreyya Er took part at the meeting. The opening speech of TURKPA Chairman-in-Office, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş, was followed by a handover ceremony of the TURKPA Chairmanship from the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye to the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Heads of Parliament delivered speeches during the meeting. Chairperson of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova, in her capacity of the new Chairperson-in-Office of TURKPA, expressed gratitude to her Turkish counterpart for the activities during the Chairmanship of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. The Council took decisions on the discussed agenda items. The Council approved the draft final reports of the election and referendum observation missions of TURKPA, the draft agenda and the draft Baku Declaration of the Thirteenth Plenary Session, and adopted the new flag and logo of the Assembly. Council of Assembly approved the candidacies of the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the permanent commissions, and Deputy Secretary General of TURKPA and elected the Secretary of the Commission on Education, Culture, Social and Humanitarian Affairs of TURKPA.