BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. We wish Turkmenistan
new successes and more fruitful cooperation with all TURKSOY member
countries and national commissions, Secretary General of the
National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO Seymur
Fataliyev said on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the National
Commissions for UNESCO of the member states of the International
Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY), Trend reports.
“In 2023 the city of Shusha was declared the cultural capital of
the Turkic world. The ninth meeting took place there, and the tenth
in Ashgabat. Tomorrow we will visit the beautiful city of Anau,
which has been declared the cultural capital for 2024. We express
our deep gratitude to the Turkmen side for their hospitality and
organization of the event,” Fataliyev said.
In the conference hall of the Archabil Hotel, as part of the
Year “Anau – the cultural capital of the Turkic world – 2024”, an
exhibition was launched, which included samples of decorative and
applied arts, traditional folk crafts, famous Turkmen carpets,
national clothing and jewelry, musical instruments.
The main goal of the meeting is to identify new opportunities
for joint cooperation between UNESCO and TURKSOY in the field of
protection of historical, cultural, natural and written monuments
of Turkic-speaking countries, as well as mutually beneficial
joining of efforts to ensure the inclusion of national heritage
values in international lists.
Particular emphasis was placed on the great work ongoing in
Turkmenistan to thoroughly study and popularize the rich national
historical and cultural heritage, another confirmation of which was
the fact that the city of Anau was declared the cultural capital of
the Turkic world in 2024.
Then the Final Document was adopted, which reflected the
decisions of the 10th meeting of the national commissions of the
TURKSOY member countries for UNESCO and expressed readiness for
further multilateral cooperation.
