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Davutoğlu calls for ‘Eurasian union’
“There is a need to embark on a new vision in order to have the Eurasia region regain its historical importance,” Davutoğlu said on Thursday at a meeting organized by the Turkish-Eurasia Business Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) in Ankara. In addition to Davutoğlu, Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan and Energy Minister Taner Yıldız also participated in the meeting, which brought together ambassadors and commercial officers accredited at the embassies of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
“If peace and welfare do not reign in Eurasia, it is not possible to make peace and welfare reign in the world, either. This region can export peace and welfare to the rest of the world,” Davutoğlu said in a speech delivered at the meeting, which aimed at dealing with new strategies for multilateral and regional cooperation.
In the absence of stability in Eurasia, this region can become the source of war and chaos in the entire world, Davutoğlu warned, urging for the highest level of dialogue among Eurasian countries for the sake of global peace. The minister suggested revitalizing historical, economic and political relations which were maintained at the time thanks to the Silk Road via today’s railroads, highways and air links.
“The western and eastern ends of Eurasia should be reconnected,” Davutoğlu said, while underlining that the region should also serve as a link between energy-supplying countries and energy-receiving countries. “We can become the power engine of the world’s economy.”
Later on Thursday, Davutoğlu and Dussanbay Kasseinov, the secretary-general of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TÜRKSOY), signed a host country agreement.
TÜRKSOY was founded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in 1993 upon Turkey’s initiative. TÜRKSOY, which has diplomatic status as an international organization, began its activities within the same year. TÜRKSOY member countries are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), the Gagauzia Autonomous Region of Moldova and some autonomous republics of the Russian Federation -- the Altai Republic, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Khakassia, the Saha (Yakutistan) Federal Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Tuva Republic -- participate in TÜRKSOY’s activities as observers.
The official language of TÜRKSOY is Turkish, and its headquarters is in Ankara. The signing of the host country agreement on Thursday aims at outlining legal privileges and immunities of TÜRKSOY staff during their activities in Turkey. The agreement is expected to facilitate TÜRKSOY’s activities here and lead to concrete contributions to the organization.
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