ANKARA (Armenpress)–The 8th Kurultay (congress) of friendship–brotherhood and cooperation between Turkish speaking countries and people–with participation of 900 representatives from 32 countries including Russian Federation–Kazakhstan–Ghirghizstan–Turkmenstan–Uzbek Republic–opened in Turkey’s Samsun March 24.
Itar-Tass reported that opening the forum–Turkey’s state minister Abdulhailuk Chay announced that issues on various Turk/Muslim related regions–including Chechnya and Karabakh–will be discussed during the Kurultay.