AKIPRESS.COM - Sultan Raev assumed the powers of International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Secretary General, Anadolu Agency reported.

Sultan Raev succeeded Dusen Kaseinov in a General Secretariat Handover Ceremony in Ankara.

The ceremony took place in the TURKSOY General Secretariat Conference Hall with the participation of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nuri Ersoy, diplomats and public representatives.

Kyrgyzstan's representative Sultan Raev was elected the new Secretary General of TURKSOY on March 31 with the unanimous decision of the TUKSOY Permanent Council.

In his speech, Sultan Raev noted the organization's successes over the years. "Today is a very important day in the history of TURKSOY. We have opened a new page of cultural cooperation of the Turkic world by duly fulfilling the tradition," he said.