Sayat-Nova statue unveiled in Ashkhabad
ArmInfo.Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Janna Andreasyan participates in the international conference of ministers of culture dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the poet Makhtumkuli Fragi in Ashkhabad , the capital of Turkmenistan.
High-ranking delegations from more than 20 countries and
representatives of international organizations participated in the
opening of the forum.
As part of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the famous Turkmen
poet and thinker Magtimkuli Fragi, a park named after him was opened
in Ashkhabad, where, in addition to the monumental monument of Fragi,
statues of famous world thinkers were placed. In the park, the new
Alley of Classical Poets, the statue of the famous Armenian medieval
poet Sayat-Nova was placed among the statues of Dante Alighieri,
Shota Rustaveli, Honor‚ De Balzac, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hafez
Shiraz, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and d other statues of world thinkers.
The honor of unveiling the Sayat-Nova statue was reserved for the
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Armenia, Zhanna
Andreasyan, and the Ambassador of Armenia to Turkmenistan, Ruben
Kharazyan.
Delegates of the international conference dedicated to the 300th
anniversary of the birth of Makhtumkuli Fragi were present at the
inauguration of the statue of Sayat-Nova.
During her visit, Minister Andreasyan held a number of meetings with
sectoral ministers of Turkmenistan, in particular with the Minister
of Culture Atageldy Shamuradov, with whom they discussed a number of
issues aimed at improving bilateral cooperation, touched upon the
restoration of the Armenian church in Turkmenistan and the mausoleum
of Turkmen emirs in Armenia. Andreasyan also met with Education
Minister Bayramgul Orazdurdaeva. The parties discussed the
possibilities of implementing scholarship programs in the field of
higher education, as well as an exchange program for students and
teachers. The Minister of Education of Turkmenistan also noted that
she is interested in Armenia's experience in the development of
education, in particular, the activities of TUMO centers and the
introduction of a dual system in the field of vocational education.
The head of the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science also met
with the Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Education and
Sports Allaberdy Saparov, with whom they discussed the prospects for
the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of sports.