Modi called it an honor for India to unveil a monument to Rabindranath Tagore in Turkmenistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a great honor for his country to open a monument to the famous philosopher and poet Rabindranath Tagore in Turkmenistan. This is reported by the Internet edition "TurkmenPortal. 

A statue of Rabindranath Tagore has been installed in a new cultural and park complex in the capital of Turkmenistan, located in the picturesque foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains. This complex was opened with the participation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on May 18 this year.

The monument to the outstanding Indian thinker is located on a special Alley, where 24 sculptures dedicated to famous cultural figures of different countries and epochs are installed. In addition to the monument to Tagore, visitors to the park complex in Ashgabat will be able to see a 60-meter monument to Makhtumkuli Fraghi, as well as sculptures of Dostoevsky, Goethe, Balzac, Dante and many other prominent personalities.