BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 26. Azerbaijan's Guba city has been chosen as the agricultural capital of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Majnun Mammadov said at a press conference, Trend reports.
“Until the next meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Organization of Turkish States, the capital will remain the city of Guba. The next meeting will take place in Kazakhstan,” he noted.
At the end of the event, the final declaration of the 2nd meeting of the Ministers in charge of Agriculture of the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States was adopted.
In the document, the main directions of further cooperation of the member states of the OTS are defined as increasing trade turnover in agriculture and food, stimulating mutual investments, transfer of modern technologies in the agricultural sector, mutual exchange of best practices, effective management of land and water resources, promotion of the agricultural insurance system and other areas.