Minister Choi Hwee-Young Discusses Expanding Cultural Exchanges with Turkmenistan’s Culture Minister

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that Minister Hwee-Young Choi met with Gurbangly Mirat Sihrmiradovich Miradaliyev, Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan, at the National Library in the morning of September 16 and discussed ways to enhance cooperation for expanding cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwee-Young Choi is taking a commemorative photo with Turkmenistan Minister of Culture Gurbanmirat Sihmiradovich Miradaliyev on the 16th at the National Library of Korea. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

During this meeting, which was arranged on the occasion of the 'Korea-Central Asia Summit (September 14–16)' held for the first time this year, the ministers of both countries agreed on the necessity to further expand cultural exchanges between Korea and Turkmenistan.

Minister Miradaliyev stated, "I hope that exchanges in the field of literature, which has recently garnered increasing interest, as well as people-to-people exchanges through tourism, will be further expanded."

Minister Choi responded, "Literature forms the foundation for a deeper understanding of both nations' cultures," adding, "I hope that this meeting will serve as an opportunity for greater cooperation in cultural fields between Korea and Turkmenistan, and for further strengthening the friendly relations between our two countries."

Meanwhile, the National Asia Culture Center, affiliated with the ministry, held a "Turkmenistan Culture Day" event on the occasion of the Korea-Central Asia Summit and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cultural cooperation with the National Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. Based on this agreement, the two institutions plan to strengthen cooperation in cultural fields between Korea and Turkmenistan.

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