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BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. The first-ever
Solidarity Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations of the
Organization of Turkic States (OTS) member countries will be held
from November 23 to 26, 2025. The official opening of the forum
will take place on November 24 at the Gulustan Palace in Baku, the
Agency for State Support of Non-Governmental Organizations told
Trend.
The forum will feature panel discussions on the topics “Zangezur
Corridor: A Bridge Connecting Turkic Geography” and “Towards
WUF13.”
The event will be attended by approximately 300 NGO
representatives from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Hungary and the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus.
The event will also include the “1st Forum of Cooperation
between Azerbaijani and Kazakh NGOs”.
After Baku, the forum will continue its work in Nakhchivan. The
creation of an NGO Platform of the ATC Member States is also
expected in Nakhchivan. The Platform will unite NGOs from eight
countries.
The Global South NGO Platform was established in Baku in April
of this year with the participation of civil society organizations
from the region, covering two-thirds of the world. Azerbaijan also
hosted the first D8 NGO meeting this year. On October 20, a panel
discussion was held in Khankendi as part of the Azerbaijan NGO
Cooperation Forum. The creation of the NGO Platform of the ATC
Member States is an important part of this process.
