Turkey has proposed carrying Azeri and Kazakh oil to world markets through pipelines passing via its territory. It also wants to transport Turkmen oil to Europe. Demirel also urged the Turkish- speaking states to boost trade and economic ties both with Turkey and among themselves. The friendly Turkish-speaking countries would also benefit from Turkey's customs union deal.
Turkey supports peaceful solutions to the two problems.
Ankara backs a solution that protects Bosnia's independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. They supported the territorial integrity of the Turkish-speaking countries and rejected separatist moves. President Suleyman Demirel and leaders from the Turkish-speaking republics yesterday celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of the Manas epic. During his speech, and recalling the priceless cultural wealth of the ancient masterpiece of history, Demirel said that the epic was not just about Manas alone, was not just his alone, but included also Emir Timur, Alpaslan and Ataturk. Leaders from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan posed together for photographs with Demirel along with government officials and representatives.