Turkmenistan supports declaring Samarkand the CIS Capital of Culture in 2024

An initiative to declare the ancient city of Samarkand the cultural capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2024 was put forward during the summit of CIS heads of state. The initiative was supported by Turkmenistan. This is reported by the Internet publication "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

According to the President of Turkmenistan, close humanitarian interaction between the peoples is an important factor of effective cooperation between the CIS countries. Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that joint cultural events would contribute to the mutual enrichment of cultures of the CIS countries' peoples and strengthening of traditional good-neighborly relations.

In addition, Turkmenistan expressed its commitment to further expanding and strengthening cooperation within the CIS and confidence in the great prospects for cooperation in this format.