The 2nd meeting of representatives of the film industry of the Turkic countries was held in Istanbul. The event was organized by the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) with the participation of delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, the press service of TURKSOY reported.

The Turkmen side was represented at the meeting by the deputy head of the Oguzhan “Turkmenfilm” association, Sahysalyh Bayramov, and the head of the international relations department of the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, Annageldi Atanazarov.

The meeting was held within the framework of the implementation of the decisions of the 40th meeting of the Permanent Council of TURKSOY. The main goals of the event were to demonstrate the important role of cinematography in preserving cultural heritage and officially launch cooperation between the countries of the Turkic world in this area.

The participants discussed the creation of a working group to form a film library of the Turkic world, interstate joint film projects, the development of national film festivals and issues of holding the film festival of the Turkic world "Korkut Ata". Following the talks, the heads of the delegations made a number of important decisions.

At the end of the meeting, a final declaration was signed, formalizing the agreements reached. This year, a meeting in a similar format is planned in Aktau, which has the status of the cultural capital of the Turkic world.

Let us remind that the first meeting of filmmakers from the Turkic countries took place in Tashkent, where a decision was made to create the TURKFILM association to coordinate joint activities in the field of cinematography.