ISTANBUL HOSTS 10th SUMMIT OF TURKISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES` HEADS OF STATE

Istanbul, September 16 (AzerTAc). The 10th summit of the Turkish-speaking countries` Heads of State has been held at the Ciragan palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
President Ilham Aliyev attended the event.
The first summit was held in Ankara in 1992. In 1994 the event was hosted by Istanbul, in 1995 by Bishkek, in 1996 by Tashkent, in 1998 by Astana, in 2000 by Baku, in 2001 by Istanbul, in 2006 by Antalya, and in 2009 by Nakhchivan.
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov of Turkmenistan and President of Kyrgyzstan for transition period Roza Otunbaeva were welcomed by Turkish leader Abdullah Gul.
Turkey`s President made opening remarks.
President Ilham Aliyev addressed the event.
Other heads of state also made remarks, which were followed by the signing of a final document.
They decided to hold the next summits in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
The heads of state appointed the chief of the Secretariat of the Turkish-speaking countries` Cooperation Council.
The summit was followed by the heads of state`s joint press conference.