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The key to empowering sustainable development
Ambassador Ramil Hasanov, Secretary General; Pelin Musabay Baki, Project Director; Yedil Myrzakhanov,
Project Director, Turkic Council
T
he year 2016 was a testing time for the implementa-
tion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
as well as for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development adopted at the historic United Nations Summit
held in September 2015. Capacity building constitutes one
of the fundamental methods to achieve these goals and this
loaded global agenda in a timely and duly manner. Capacity
building is one of the most used terms within the SDG and
the 2030 Agenda, so it is necessary to fully understand its
meaning in order to implement it in the most effective way.
The Turkic Council is the Cooperation Council of Turkic
Speaking States – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and
Turkey. It attributes the utmost importance to supporting capac-
ity building in different areas of cooperation in the region. The
Council operates within a wide range of sectors, from economy,
tourism, education, media, transport and customs to informa-
tion and communication technologies, renewable energy, youth
and sports. It believes that capacity building is the key instru-
ment used in maintaining sustainable development.
As an observer of the Economic Cooperation Organization
(ECO) and within the scope of its deepening relations
with international organizations such as UN Development
Programme (UNDP), UN Office for South-South Cooperation
(UNOSSC), UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), UN
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC), World Customs Organization
(WCO),
Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia(CICA) and Organization of Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Council emphasizes the
significance of capacity building in improving the effective-
ness of cooperation in our region and beyond.
In each area where it operates as a regional intergov-
ernmental organization, the Council aims to strengthen
multilateralism with an action-oriented, comprehensive
and cooperative approach to development challenges.
Aware of the complex features of regional challenges, the
Council has identified the hurdles to overcome in order to
achieve the SDGs, and frames its projects to produce solu-
tions with a tailored-made approach. While implementing
The Turkic Council Modern Silk Road Joint Tour Package will provide a unique adventure for tourists to rediscover the famous trail