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September 3, Fineko/abc.az. The 6th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States has kicked off at the Rux Ordo Cultural Center named after Chingiz Aitmatov in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic.

Azerbaijani President Aliyev is attending the Summit.

His Kyrgyz counterpart Sooronbai Jeenbekov welcomed the Azerbaijani leader, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, President Rustam Minnikhanov of Tatarstan (Russian Federation) and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary.

Heads of state and government toured the territory of Rux Ordo Cultural Center named after Chingiz Aitmatov where they viewed statues of prominent personalities of the Kyrgyz people as well as monuments reflecting the history and culture of Kyrgyzstan.

In his opening speech, chairman of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his gratitude to the Kyrgyz President for the high level organization of the event and hospitality. President Nazarbayev said that the participation of Uzbekistan and Hungary at the 6th Summit is indicative of the expansion of the organization's activity and the strengthening of solidarity. He pointed out that the strengthening of the Turkic Council's activities will make a significant contribution to achieving the emerging goals.

Then, President Jeenbekov, President Aliyev and other heads of state and government made speeches.