At the ceremony in Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Amreyev “has made valuable contributions to Türkiye-Kazakhstan relations and increasing solidarity in the Turkic world in his 40 years of professional life.”
Cavusoglu noted that the Distinguished Service Award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been given to nearly 140 natural and legal persons since 1989, adding that during his tenure 12 people received this award.
“We will continue to take steps that will transform both our country and the great Turkic world into a belt of security and prosperity,” he said.
For his part, Amreyev thanked Cavusoglu for the award, and said: “During my duty as secretary general of the Organization of Turkic States, which I carried out with great honor and pride in the last 4 years, the Turkic world, the Organization of Turkic States, changed dramatically.”
He said that it is for the first time in history that Turkic states act as a single entity, thanks to the gains they have made in recent years.
“The Turkic world is no longer a rhetoric, it is a reality. They are aware of each other. Our countries know that they are not alone. The whole world knows this very well. This is a new paradigm,” Amreyev said.
“I would like to thank President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu for their political support in the most critical processes in the implementation of developments that strengthen the unity and values of the Turkic world,” he added.
The leaders of the Organization of Turkic States established Turkic Investment Fund and appointed Amreyev its president last week.
Source: Anadolu Agency