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Kremlin: Russia's participation in the Organization of Turkic States would be appropriate
Dmitry Peskov responded to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s proposal for a OTS+ format or observer status for Moscow, clarifying that Russia has not yet received an official invitation.
The Kremlin welcomed Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s proposal to involve Russia in the work of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on November 2 that such participation would make sense and be appropriate.
Peskov said Moscow had not yet received an official invitation. He stressed that the proposal could concern the Russian Federation as a whole rather than individual regions, although Russia has territories whose peoples have historically been part of the Turkic world. The issue, the Kremlin representative added, will also be discussed as part of relations with Astana.
The idea was raised at the summit in Ankara
Tokayev put forward the initiative at the 13th OTS summit, held in Ankara on October 29–30 under the theme “The Turkic Era.” The Kazakh leader proposed considering two options: including Russia in the “OTS+” format, which is intended for cooperation with external partners, or granting it observer status.
Observer status allows regular participation in the organization’s events but does not grant voting rights in decision-making. Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also supported the OTS+ format at the summit, proposing that engagement with third countries begin with meetings of sectoral ministers.
Who belongs to the organization
The full members of the OTS are Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Hungary, Turkmenistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have observer status. At the Ankara summit, Uzbekistan’s representative Mirvohid Azimov was approved as the organization’s new secretary-general, while Uzbekistan will host the next leaders’ meeting in 2027.
Other OTS members have not yet officially responded to Tokayev’s proposal. Russia itself has so far made no statement about plans to participate in the organization’s work.
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