On February 20, 2023, a meeting between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia Muhammetgeldi Ayazov and the newly appointed Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan was held.
During the meeting it was noted that bilateral cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere reached its high level and in this context, the prospects for deepening these relations between the two friendly countries were marked.
It was noted that the draft agreements between various universities and institutes of the two countries including the draft Program of Cooperation between the Governments of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Armenia in the field of culture and art are also being worked out.
Ambassador Ayazov expressed gratitude for the assistance to the initiatives of the Turkmen side. Referring to the Days of Culture of Armenia held in Turkmenistan in 2019, Ambassador noted that one of the main topics for initiating today's meeting was the discussion of holding the Days of Culture Turkmenistan in Armenia this year and this initiative received the full support of the Armenian side.
During the meeting, the Ambassador also proposed to hold a conference and a concert dedicated to the great Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi within the framework of Days of Culture Turkmenistan in Armenia and also noted that Magtymguly's 300th anniversary will be solemnly celebrated in 2024.
Throughout the meeting, the readiness was expressed to continue cooperation also in the field of science through the implementation of joint research programs with the scientific partner structures of the two countries.
Paying attention to the cooperation in the field of sports, the minister invited the athletes of the Turkmenistan national teams to conduct their regular trainings in the sport complexes of Armenia.
At the end of the meeting Ambassador Ayazov handed over to the Minister the book of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov "The Spiritual World of Turkmens" in Armenian.
