On May 15, 2019, the XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the CIS started its work in Ashgabat, where more than 200 delegates from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia came to the capital of Turkmenistan to participate in it.
This year the theme of the Forum is "Common humanitarian space of the Commonwealth: dialogue in the field of culture, science and education".
During the plenary sessions and in the specialized sections, scientists, educators and artists discussed various aspects of professional cooperation: new formats of cooperation in the field of education, continuity and innovation in working with youth, the formation of intercultural dialogue. In connection with the passing year of the Book in the CIS, the problems of book promotion and reading will be the focus of special attention of delegates. The Central panel discussion "Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk road" will be devoted to the Eurasian cooperation in the humanitarian sphere.
Also during the XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the CIS there was held a briefing for media representatives.