Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed a programme of 100 joint projects for member states of the Organization of Turkic States, called “Turkic World – 100”, at the OTS summit in Ankara, reported The Times of Central Asia.
The projects would focus on processing rare and strategic minerals, making renewable energy equipment and producing higher-value goods. They would be financed through the Turkic Investment Fund and international financial institutions.
Mirziyoyev also proposed several other measures:
- a multilateral treaty on legal assistance in commercial matters, with a digital platform for exchanging legal documents;
- jointly managed logistics hubs along the Middle Corridor;
- travel between member states using national ID cards instead of passports;
- a Turkic Tourism Alliance, with Uzbekistan offering 200 scholarships a year to students from other Turkic states;
- declaring 2027 the OTS Year of Nature Protection;
- an “OTS Plus” format for cooperation with third countries.
The next OTS summit will be held in Uzbekistan in 2027, giving Tashkent an opportunity to start putting these proposals into practice.
CentralasianLIGHT.org,
November 2, 2026