The Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev had a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) H.E. Helga Maria Schmid at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna on 31 March 2023.
OSCE Secretary General congratulated Ambassador Omuraliev for his appointment to the post of the OTS Secretary General and wished him success during his term in the office.
Secretary General Omuraliev briefed his counterpart on the latest developments within the Turkic world and expressed the readiness of the OTS to develop institutional relations with the OSCE in various fields of interaction, especially on energy, climate change and connectivity issues.
Secretary General Schmid noted that the OSCE is closely following the developments in the region and the OSCE is also interested in cooperation with regional organizations. In this context, the parties underlined their overlapping purposes and discussed the possible avenues of cooperation between the two Organizations.
The parties further exchanged views on the relevant security issues high on the regional and global agenda.