AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTurkic States Summit: Leaders adopted a 163-point Ankara Declaration on transport, energy, security and trade, as Türkiye took the Organization of Turkic States’ rotating chair. Uzbekistan’s Mirvokhid Azimov was named the organization’s new secretary-general, and Uzbekistan is due to host its 2027 summit. Uzbekistan–Türkiye Ties: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed five agreements, including measures to expand preferential trade, social security cooperation and business links. They aim to raise annual trade to $5 billion. Regional Diplomacy: Azerbaijan sent its foreign minister rather than President Ilham Aliyev to the summit, prompting speculation about tensions with Ankara; no official explanation was confirmed. Kazakhstan’s president proposed Russia join the OTS as an observer or through its “OTS Plus” format, but no decision was announced. Economy and Connectivity: Uzbekistan’s economy grew 8.3% in the first nine months of 2026. The country is also working to link the Middle Corridor with the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway, aiming to become a logistics hub rather than just a transit route.
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