TURKPA Secretary General met with the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

On 27 February 2026, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) Ambassador Ramil Hasan, along with Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Dr. Ömer Kocaman, Member of the TURKPA Commission on Legal Affairs and International Relations and Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Javanshir Feyziyev, met with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Taurimas Valys, in Vilnius, within an official visit to Lithuania.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of cooperation between the OTS and the Baltic countries, the use of the capabilities of the OTS and TURKPA in raising existing relations to a new level in this direction, the special role that the Baltic countries and the Baltic Assembly can play in the relations between the European Union and the Turkic States, as well as future economic and political cooperation, energy projects, the possibility of utilizing a joint transport corridor, and other related matters.

In the course of the discussions, Ambassador Ramil Hasan proposed further elevating the relations established with the Baltic Assembly in 2011 to a higher level and signing a Cooperation Protocol in the future regarding the development of relations between the Baltic Assembly, the OTS, and TURKPA. Secretary General particularly emphasized the importance of Lithuania in this regard.

Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Mr. Tamerlan Garayev, and Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Ms. Esra Toplu, also attended the meeting. The parties emphasized matters of mutual interest and the importance of developing relations between the Turkic States and the Baltic countries, and discussed future prospects for cooperation. Furthermore, the ambassadors of the brotherly countries underscored the importance of broadly promoting the steps taken by both the OTS and TURKPA in this direction in the Baltic countries and noted that the necessary support for this process would continue to be provided.

Secretary General was accompanied by the Chief of Protocol Yadigar Mammadov.

Secretary General of TURKPA will participate as a keynote speaker in the panel discussion titled “Enhancing Cooperation and Connectivity through the Organization of Turkic States — Opportunities for Closer Ties between the Turkic States and the Baltic Region,” to be held in Vilnius.