President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov received on Tuesday President of the International Turkic Academy Darkhan Kydyrali, his press service said. An exchange of views on further strengthening and preservation of cultural and spiritual traditions of the Turkic peoples and the importance of further close cooperation in this direction took place. The Kyrgyz president warmly greeted the guest and noted the centuries-old unity and friendship of the two nations of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Zhaparov commended Darkhan Kydyrali’s visit to Kyrgyzstan for strengthening good-neighborly relations between the two peoples. In turn, Darkhan Kydyrali expressed gratitude to the president of Kyrgyzstan for the opportunity to meet and spoke about the priorities and plans of the International Turkic Academy.
He said that in honor of the 120th anniversary of outstanding Kyrgyz statesman and political figure Zhusup Abdrakhmanov, the International Turkic Academy declared 2021 the year of Zhusup Abdrakhmanov.
Talking about the activity of the Academy, Kydyrali said that most of books published are in Kyrgyz language, in particular encyclopedias and the Manas epic.Talking about the activity of the Academy, Kydyrali said that most of books published are in Kyrgyz language, in particular encyclopedias and the Manas epic.