The Final Declaration of the 4th Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkic States was adopted

The 4th Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in the city of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic. A delegation led by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Majnun Mammadov, participated in the meeting.

The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev and the Secretary General of the OTS Kubanychbek Omuraliyev, was attended by the Ministers of Agriculture and Deputy Ministers of the member states of the organization and the countries invited as observers.

Opening the event with an introductory speech, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev emphasized that there is great potential for increasing trade turnover in the agricultural sector between the OTS countries.

Stressing that global climate change poses serious risks to agrarian agri-food systems and the process of ensuring food security, Minister Majnun Mammadov touched upon the importance of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) held in Baku last November. He said that Azerbaijan successfully organized this international event, and a number of important international initiatives were adopted, including the COP29 Declaration on Climate Action. The Minister expressed his gratitude to the OTS countries for their high-level representation at COP29.

Minister Majnun Mammadov, who called effective agricultural diplomacy an important tool for overcoming the numerous challenges and threats facing the global agri-food system, added that trade relations between OTS countries should be further strengthened and joint efforts should be increased to turn our countries into leading exporters of key agricultural products. He emphasized that the modern transport infrastructure, rich energy resources, free economic zones and favorable investment climate of the OTS countries create significant advantages for the successful activity of business communities. This year, the Turkish Investment Fund is expected to officially begin its activities. Citing this, Minister Majnun Mammadov noted that pilot projects aimed at joint production under the OTS brand should be implemented by actively using the Fund's capabilities.

The Ministerial Meeting drew attention to the need for cooperation in the areas of digital transformation of agriculture, technology transfer in this field, and sharing of best practices in order to increase productivity and achieve sustainable development against the backdrop of modern challenges.

Based on the previously determined criteria, the city of Cholpon-Ata of the Kyrgyz Republic has been declared the agricultural capital of the Organization of Turkic States since September 2025. An agreement was reached to hold the next meeting of the OTS Ministers of Agriculture in Turkey, and it was decided that the Working Group on Agriculture will prepare a special Action Plan for 2026.

At the end of the event, the Final Declaration of the 4th Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkic States was adopted. The document identified the main directions of future cooperation between the OTS member states as ensuring the sustainability of the agro-food system, expanding the application of innovations in the agricultural sector, increasing productivity, increasing trade turnover in agricultural and food products, promoting mutual investments, transferring modern technologies in the agricultural sector, exchanging best practices, efficient management of land and water resources, protecting biodiversity, promoting the agricultural insurance system, supporting the implementation of agricultural cooperation activities within the framework of the OTS, and other areas.