Azerbaijan, Baku, May 18 / Trend , J.Babayeva /
The Baku summit will discuss new projects to permanently activate the Turkic-speaking countries' Parliamentary Assembly (PA).
"Discussions will be held to transform the assembly into the organization, such as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) which has permanent secretariat," Co-chairman of the Working Group on the Azerbaijani-Turkish Interparliamentary relations Nizami Jafarov told Trend on May 18.
In 2008, the Istanbul conference of the Turkic-speaking countries' parliamentary heads decided to establish the Turkic-speaking countries' Parliamentary Assembly which comprises Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan refused from participation in the event.
It is planned to hold the summit of the Turkish-speaking countries' PA in Baku in September 2009.
Jafarov said Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are expected to attend the Baku summit, as well. "Azerbaijan can play a high coordinator role in the Turkic world," Jafarov said.
The parliamentarian said it is planned to form the unified TV channel of the countries represented at the assembly in future.
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