(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage
Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva has received Kazakh Minister of Culture
and Sports Askhat Oralov, who visited the organization on the
sidelines of the official opening ceremony of the Year of Shusha –
the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2023.
During the meeting, Gunay Afandiyeva noted that all Turkic
peoples hailed the declaration of the city of Shusha as the
Cultural Capital of the Turkic World in 2023, Azernews reports.
The president emphasised the importance of events organized by
the foundation to promote Shusha city's centuries-old historical
heritage and values in the cities of the Turkic world. The
large-scale Shusha Days project held in Bursa and Tashkent is also
planned to take place in Kazakhstan.
The sides also touched upon the joint measures to study, protect
and promote the all-Turkic cultural heritage.
The Kazakh minister praised the foundation's close partnership
with Kazakhstan, noting that the organization is always ready to
support projects aimed at promoting the country's culture.
The projects implemented by the organization to mark the
anniversaries of Abay, Jambyl Jabayev and other prominent literary
figures of Kazakhstan were discussed as well. In the near future,
the foundation will publish a new book dedicated to Abay.
The meeting was rounded off with an exchange of views on the
development of mutual cooperation between the foundation and
Kazakhstan, as well as future joint projects.
Initiated in 2012, the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation
focuses on the preservation of the Turkic heritage in member
countries as well as conducting projects in collaboration with
partners in third nations.
The foundation provides assistance in the protection, study, and
promotion of Turkic culture and heritage through supporting and
funding various activities, projects, and programs.
The organization carries out its activities in cooperation with
TURKSOY and the Turkic Academy.
Initiated in 2012, the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation
focuses on the preservation of the Turkic heritage in member
countries as well as conducting projects in collaboration with
partners in third nations.
The foundation provides assistance in the protection, study, and
promotion of Turkic culture and heritage through supporting and
funding various activities, projects, and programs.
The organization carries out its activities in cooperation with
TURKSOY and the Turkic Academy.
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