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.