Ashgabat.: President Asif Zardari has said that holding up of a forum on the title “Interrelation of Times and Civilizations-Basis of Peace and Development” is welcoming.
The President addressing the international forum in Ashgabat, said that countries of the region will have to focus on promotion of relations between each other.
Asif Zardari said that the better regional relationships will strengthen cultural and economic cooperation.
He congratulated Turkmenistan government and people over holding up of the forum.Moreover, he said that Pakistan and Turkmenistan have deep brotherly relations.
The President expressed his delight to share that our national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and towering figure of Turkmen literature, Makhdum Gulli Fraghi share several commonalities in their poetry and thoughts on Sufism and nationalism.
He commend the President of Turkmenistan, Sardar Berdi Muhammedov, for organizing this event to promote the works of Makhdum Gulli Fraghi as well as providing an opportunity to interact with the leadership of regional countries that would help strengthen our bonds of friendship.
The President also congratulated the Turkmen nation on the announcement of 2024 as the “Year of the great poet and thinker of the Turkic world- Makhdum Gulli”.
The President was confident that the discussions and deliberations at this conference will not only honour the memory of Makhdum Gulli, but will also pave the way for new avenues of cultural collaboration between Pakistan and Turkmenistan.
International Forum is being held to mark 300th birth anniversary of Magtymguly Faragi, a great Turkmen thinker, poet and philosopher.
