Prospects for expanding Armenian-Turkmen cooperation discussed in  Yerevan

ArmInfo.Cooperation in the field of education, science, culture, sports and youth occupies a special place in relations between Armenia and Turkmenistan. Acting  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (Mo ESCS) of the  Republic of Armenia Vahram Dumanyan stated this at a meeting with   Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Armenia Mohammetgeldi Ayazov.

As reported by the press service of the RA Mo ESCS, Dumanyan also  expressed confidence that the implementation of joint projects and  the opportunity to exchange experience directly contribute to the  strengthening of bilateral relations.

In the context of the development of interuniversity cooperation, the  Armenian official pointed out the importance of ensuring  opportunities for its sustainable development through the  implementation of joint educational and research programs, as well as  the exchange of students and teachers, noting that 30 citizens of  Turkmenistan are currently studying at Armenian universities.

The acting minister also expressed his readiness to develop  cooperation in the field of science by launching joint research  projects with partner institutions of Turkmenistan. According to  Dumanyan, such cooperation is promising for the implementation of new  programs and initiatives in the field of science.

He also pointed out the importance of cooperation in the field of  culture and creativity and proposed to discuss the possibility of  organizing exhibitions of crafts and fine arts in Armenia and  Turkmenistan, as well as to sign a program of cooperation between the  governments of the two countries in the field of culture and art,  which was jointly developed in 2020.

Dumanyan also drew the ambassador's attention to the issue of  preserving the Armenian cultural heritage in the territories that  came under the control of Azerbaijan.

In turn, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan noted that they pay great  attention to cooperation with the the  RA Mo ESCS, thank them for  their prompt response to the initiatives of the Turkmen side. He  touched upon the joint events of the two countries, recalling that on November 5-7, 2019, the Days of Armenian Culture were held in  Turkmenistan, within the framework of which a number of exhibitions,  exchange of experience and master classes were held. He also stated  that the program of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Armenia  was scheduled for May 4-6, 2020, but was postponed due to the  coronavirus epidemic. In this vein, the ambassador expressed hope  that the program will be implemented in the near future.

Mohammetgeldi Ayazov also touched upon the issues related to the  expansion of cooperation between the Yerevan State Conservatory named  after Komitas and the National Conservatory of Turkmenistan, the  National Agrarian University of Armenia and the Agricultural  University named after S. A. Niyazov, between the Institute of  Geophysics and Engineering Seismology named after A. Nazarov of the  NAS RA and the Institute of Seismology and physics of the Academy of  Sciences of Turkmenistan, as well as between the leading universities  of the two countries.

During the meeting, other issues of mutual interest were also  discussed.