Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on the sidelines of the informal meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Istanbul, Anadolu reports.

According to a statement published on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s page on the Turkish platform NSosyal, Fidan met with his Azerbaijani counterpart during the OTS event.

The Turkish foreign minister is also expected to hold bilateral talks with other heads of delegations as part of the meeting.

In the evening, a meeting chaired by the Turkish foreign minister is scheduled to take place in Istanbul. In addition to Bayramov, it will be attended by Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Bakaev, and OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.