‘Turkmenistan’s poet, metaphor for peace’

Speakers say Magtymguly Fragi was strong voice for cultural integration

ISLAMABAD:

Turkmenistan's national poet and intellectual Magtymguly Fragi is a metaphor for peace and unity in the sphere of regional literature and cultural integration, said speakers in a conference titled the ‘300- Birth Anniversary of Magtymguly Fragi’.

The Embassy of Turkmenistan to Pakistan and the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies in collaboration with Tabani Group organised the event.

Federal Minister for Culture, Syed Jamal Shah said that Magtymguly Fragi was a great poet and thinker, who is a strong voice of peace and unity not only for the people of Turkmenistan but also in our region. Fragi's poetry and thoughts can be a significant development for mutual integration in our region, he said, adding that there is no specific country for poetry and music and that poetry and music are an important means of communication among people through which a new era of mutual unity and peace can be started in our region.

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Shah said that Fragi was not only the spokesperson for Turkmenistan but for every country in our region. Faragi's message would reach any nation, he said, adding that poets like Fragi are not for any generation, but they are meant to be digested.

Meanwhile, while addressing the joint conference, Atadjan Movlamov, the ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, said that there are many similarities between the national poet of Turkmenistan Faraghi and the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Iqbal. He said that the message of the two great poets is global and universal in which unity, love and tolerance are important.

Intellectuals, poets and people from different walks of life paid tribute to Faragi and revealed various aspects of his literary and personal life.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2023.