Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is leading a push to transform the Organization of Turkic States into a major global player, emphasizing economic cooperation while rejecting Western influence.
As they eagerly pursue an expansion of trade relations with the West, the leaders of Turkic states in Eurasia are clearly wary of importing Western values. This dichotomy of interests was on full display at a recent summit of Turkic heads of state, hosted by Azerbaijan i President Ilham Aliyev .
Three other nations, Hungary, Turkmenistan and the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, have observer status. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who attended the Shusha summit, described the OTS as a “very important organization for cooperation between the West and East.” Aliyev urged his fellow heads of state to show greater commitment to the OTS via increased budget allocations. Azerbaijan recently contributed $2 million to enhance the OTS secretariat.
Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijan Turkic States Eurasian Politics Trade Western Values East-West Relations Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Viktor Orban
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