PRESENT ISSUES OF COLLABORATION OF TURKMENISTAN WITH TURKSOY DISCUSSED

On 3 September 2024, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the delegation headed by Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Sultan Raev.

The agenda of the meeting encompassed current issues of cooperation.  Also favorable fields of Turkmenistan’s partnership with TURKSOY were defined.

As it was indicated, 2024 is a milestone year for Turkmenistan in the Turkic-speaking world, as the themes of the current year are the landmark dates within the framework of TURKSOY.  That is the declaration of the “Year of the Great Poet and Thinker of the Turkic World - Magtymguly Fragi”, including the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great classic of Eastern literature, and the selection of the ancient Turkmen city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world.

The participants placed special emphasis on the issues of organizing forthcoming joint events aimed at promoting the work of the great poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi and the cultural significance of the ancient Turkmen city of Anau.

At the end of the meeting, the interlocutors highlighted the successful cooperation of Turkmenistan with TURKSOY aimed at preserving, studying and spreading the rich cultural heritage of the Turkic-speaking peoples in the world.