Day of Preservation of the Persian Language and Commemoration of Abulkasym Ferdowsi

Currently, Turkmenistan and Iran are taking cooperation in various areas to a new level, which fully meets the national interests of both parties. Along with all the main areas, special attention is paid to the development of cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.

On May 15, 2025, the ceremony “Day of Preservation of the Persian Language and Commemoration of Abulkasym Ferdowsi” was held in the conference hall of Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, with the participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan, Ali Mojtaba Ruzbehani, Embassy staff, the head and staff of the Embassy Cultural Center, Persian language learners, as well as teachers and students of the institute, which gave a special impetus to Turkmen-Iranian cultural relations.

Speaking at the beginning of the ceremony, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan Ali Mojtaba Ruzbehani and the Head of the Embassy’s Cultural Center noted that the ceremony was aimed at strengthening the relations between the Turkmen and Iranian peoples, which are based on trust and have a long history of friendly relations, mutual understanding, and good neighborliness.

Then, the program of the ceremony included poems by Magtymguly Pyragy and Abulkasym Ferdowsi performed in Turkmen and Persian, songs set to their poems, excerpts from the work “Shahnameh” in Persian, and the “Kushtdepdi” dance, a multi-faceted example of folklore, performed by the creative team of the “Altyn Miras” Cultural Center.

We would like to wish our National Leader of the Turkmen people, Hero Arkadag, and our Esteemed President, Arkadagly Hero Serdar, who are making great efforts to bring the peoples and cultures of the two countries closer together, strengthen interstate relations, and develop cooperation in the scientific, cultural, humanitarian, trade, economic, political, diplomatic, and sports spheres, sound health and long life, and may their rapid and ever-expanding steps in international cooperation be filled only with successes.