Baku: President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has emphasized the need for increased interaction among youth organizations within the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) framework. Addressing security officials from OTS member states, he highlighted concerns over operations directed by international centers aimed at undermining state interests, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, President Aliyev pointed out that these international centers focus their efforts on the younger generation, which is still in a formative phase and thus more susceptible to external influence. He stressed the importance of an active youth policy in each OTS member country and advocated for greater collaboration among youth organizations to counteract these influences.