The 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States addressed matters concerning the organization’s leadership. During the meeting, a decision was made to appoint a new Secretary General.

According to the decision, Uzbekistan’s representative Mirvohid Azimov has been appointed Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

Mirvohid Azimov succeeds Kyrgyz diplomat Kubanychbek Omuraliev, who had led the organization for the past four years.

The Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States is based in Türkiye.