The next meeting of the Executive Board of the Union of Turkish
World Municipalities (TDBB) has been held. Members of the TDBB
Executive Board from Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Gagauzia, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and
Mongolia participated in the event, Azernews
reports.
Azerbaijan was represented at the event, hosted by Turkiye’s
Bağcılar Municipality, by Temraz Taghiyev, Chairman of the National
Association of Azerbaijani City Municipalities and Chairman of
Narimanov Municipality, and Rovshan Mammadov, an official from the
National Association of Azerbaijani City Municipalities.
In the event, TDBB President and Mayor of Konya, Uğur Ibrahim
Altay, and TDBB Secretary General, Fahri Çolak, spoke about the
organization’s nine-month activities and highlighted the Union’s
significant role in establishing mutual relations between local
authorities in Turkic-speaking countries. Speeches addressed TDBB’s
projects this year, emphasizing the necessity of further developing
mutual cooperation.
Temraz Taghiyev, Chairman of the National Association of
Azerbaijani City Municipalities, expressed his pleasure in
attending the event held the day before in honor of Turkiye’s
Republic Day, noting that the friendship between Turkiye and
Azerbaijan would endure for centuries, rooted in historical ties
and founded on the principles of brotherhood.
Taghiyev stated that the Board meeting underscored that holding
the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change in Azerbaijan reflects great
trust in the country.
He also noted that, by hosting such a prestigious event,
Azerbaijan, as a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change, is contributing to the global fight against climate
change.
Many Board members expressed their satisfaction with being
invited to this prominent event.
During the meeting, the activities of the Executive Board over
the past nine months were reviewed, and projects planned for the
coming months were discussed.
It should be noted that TDBB plays a special role in the
development of local authorities in Turkic-speaking countries and
in helping them reach a certain level of progress.