DUSHANBE (Dispatches) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian here Friday emphasized the need for introducing the common literary treasures and outstanding figures between Iran and Turkmenistan.
Speaking at the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of 18th-century poet and scholar Magtymguly Pyragy known to Iranians as Makhtum Quli Faraghi, the president said the Turkmen language is indebted to the unflinching efforts of the great poets such as Pyragy.
“Just as the Persian language owes to the renowned poet Ferdowsi, the Turkmen language and literature also owes to Magtymguly Pyragy,” he said.
He said spirituality, morality, justice and freedom as well as correct understanding of Islamic concepts is found in the thoughts of the great mystic.
“Divan of poems and precious works left by Magtymguly Pyragy show moral, political, social and cultural themes and taking distance from spirituality has created many problems for countries in contemporary world of today,” the president said.
He called for efforts to introduce the literary treasures of the region by strengthening and developing cultural cooperation and holding similar ceremonies.
Pezeshkian said amicable relations and friendship between the two great nations of Iran and Turkmenistan, as two neighbors with long borders, have always been constructive and based on mutual interests, and have a growing and balanced trend in all fields.