IOFS embraces Green Agenda at TURKPA 13th Plenary Session and calls for Turkic States to unite in Food Security Mission

Baku, Azerbaijan - On 6 June 2024, in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, the Director General of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), H.E. Ambassador Berik Aryn, attended the 13th Plenary Session of TURKPA under the theme "Green Horizons for the Turkic World: Role of Parliaments in Achieving the Green Agenda," at the invitation of TURKPA Secretary General Mehmet Sureya ER.

In his remarks, the Director General of IOFS, H.E. Ambassador Berik Aryn congratulated Azerbaijan on its presidency of COP29 and expressed gratitude to H.E.Ms Sahiba Gafarova, Chairperson-in-Office of TURKPA and Chairperson of the Republic of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis, for her leadership in steering this crucial session. Ambassador Aryn highlighted the need to integrate food security and agricultural development into discussions at high-level platforms. He noted that the IOFS is actively engaged in the Green Agenda through its various programs and projects. He urged the Turkic states to demonstrate the same unity and activity in the IOFS mission as they do in their prominent membership in the OIC and called on countries that have not yet signed the IOFS Statute to join as soon as possible, requesting parliamentarians to provide active assistance in this effort.

The event was attended by delegations led by the Speakers of the Parliaments of TURKPA member countries, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from TURKPA observer countries such as Hungary and Northern Cyprus, and partner international organizations like IOFS, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), and others.

Parliamentarians welcomed the session’s agenda, highlighting its alignment with the global issues addressed in the COP29 Agenda. The speakers underscored the importance of solidarity among fraternal peoples, acknowledging Azerbaijan's declaration of 2024 as the “Green World Solidarity Year.”