RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (MAY 21, 2025) (ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV DELIVERING SPEECH AT SUMMIT OF ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES (Azerbaijani)BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - MAY 21 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES” HANDOUT - EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech at the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held in Hungary’s capital, Budapest on Wednesday, May 21. The Budapest summit follows recent high-level engagements within the OTS, including an informal summit in Shusha on July 5–6, 2024 and the 11th summit in Bishkek on Nov. 6, 2024, where leaders reiterated their commitment to deeper solidarity and collaboration across the Turkic world. The May 21 gathering is expected to result in the adoption of a joint declaration to expand inter-state cooperation and institutional integration within the OTS. Several official documents will also be signed. Looking ahead, the 12th OTS summit is slated to be held in Baku in the coming months. Türkiye, alongside Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, is a member state of the OTS, while Hungary, alongside Turkmenistan and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is an observer state of the organization.