Efforts Underway To Form Union Among Parliaments Of Turkish Speaking Countries, Toptan

ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said on Tuesday that efforts were underway to form a union among the parliaments of Turkish speaking countries.
"Our goal is to know each other better and to contribute to development of our countries," Toptan said speaking at a meeting with the culture ministers of Turkish speaking countries who were currently in Ankara for the 24th meeting of the Permanent Council of Joint Administration of Turkic Culture & Art (TURKSOY).
Toptan said acting parliament speakers had their first meeting in southern province of Antalya, noting that the second meeting was planned to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan.
"I hope inter-parliamentary union to be established by the end of the year," he added.
Toptan underlined the importance of a very close cultural relationship among the Turkish speaking country, noting that cultural relations linked the societies and generations to each other.
Toptan said, "we want all generations to learn the common literature and history of Turkish speaking countries."
(AY-AÖ)