Turkish and Kazakh Presidents hold talks in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev have issued a joint declaration urging the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to create mechanisms to solve ongoing issues, utilize diplomatic missions, inter-parliamentary dialogue and contribute to the Islamic convergence initiative.

Erdogan and Nazarbayev have discussed the possibility of strengthening the cooperation in trade, economic, investment making, agricultural, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

They also reviewed the progress in implementation of the agreements reached during the Turkish president's visit to Kazakhstan in April 2015.