The Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) has transitioned its chairmanship from Türkiye to Azerbaijan.
The decision was formalized during the 13th session of the Assembly's Council on June 6, reports.
Numan Kurtulmush, Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, officially handed over the leadership to Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis (Parliament).
TURKPA is an inter-parliamentary organization established in 2009 to promote cooperation between Turkic-speaking nations. Member states include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and Hungary (observer state). The chairmanship rotates among member parliaments.
Source: caliber.az