Conference in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen poet held in Uzbekistan

The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Makhtumkuli Fraghi - singer of friendship" was held at Termez State University in Termez city of Uzbekistan on April 20. This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen National Cultural Centre of Surkhandarya province provided assistance in organizing the event. The conference was attended by professors, researchers and students from higher education institutions in Uzbekistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.

Turkmen Ambassador Sh. Meredov, Rector of Termez State University A. Tashkulov and Chairman of the Turkmen Cultural Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan G. Avezdurdyeva spoke at the opening ceremony of the forum. They noted that Makhtumkuli's works have entered the history of world literature and are valuable assets of the peoples of the world.