CULTURE
Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism meets Kyrgyz delegation
Baku, December 19 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev has met Kyrgyz deputy minister of culture, information and tourism Akimbek Tekeshov, world-famous writer Chingiz Aitmatov`s son Askar Aitmatov and film director and writer, USSR People`s Artist Bolotbek Shamsiyev, who are in Baku to attend the event marking the 85th jubilee of prominent writer Chingiz Aitmatov.
The Minister praised the current level of cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, and said the two fraternal nations shared similar history and cultural roots.
Garayev hailed efforts of presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyzstan to further bolster the bilateral ties.
The Minister said the heads of state enjoyed close and sincere relations based on mutual respect. Garayev pointed out that Kyrgyzstan`s ministry of culture, information and tourism and Azerbaijan`s relevant ministry had good relations.
The Minister described prominent writer of the Turkic world Chingiz Aitmatov as a world-wide famous person. Garayev noted that events marking jubilee of the great writer should be held in all Turkic speaking countries in the post-soviet space. Garayev said Chingiz Aitmatov who made the contribution to a treasury of the world literature, is pride not only Kyrgyzstan, but all Turkic world.
The Kyrgyz visitors thanked the Azerbaijani government for highly estimating activities of the outstanding writer.