The Award Ceremony for the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship Held in Ashgabat

A solemn ceremony for awarding the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship to schoolchildren and students of Turkmenistan who have demonstrated a strong interest in studying the Chinese language, culture and traditions of the Chinese people was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Turkmenistan.

This initiative represents an important contribution to the further strengthening of Turkmen-Chinese cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture and youth exchanges. The scholarship is aimed at supporting talented young people, encouraging interest in foreign language learning, and developing humanitarian ties between the two friendly countries.

It should be noted that, thanks to the far-sighted policy, mutual trust and constant attention of the Leaders of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China, diplomatic relations between the two countries continue to strengthen and are gaining an increasingly stable and dynamic character. Turkmen-Chinese partnership, based on the principles of friendship, equality, mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation, is successfully developing today in many areas, including education, science, culture, youth exchanges and humanitarian interaction.

During the ceremony, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan, Ji Shumin, congratulated the awardees and noted the progressive development of educational cooperation between Turkmenistan and China. It was emphasized that learning the Chinese language opens up new opportunities for young people to acquire knowledge, participate in academic exchanges, broaden their outlook and strengthen mutual understanding between the peoples.

The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan attaches particular importance to the further development of cooperation with the People’s Republic of China in the field of education. Education is one of the important areas of humanitarian dialogue between the two states and serves as a solid foundation for training highly qualified specialists, expanding inter-university ties, exchanging experience and implementing joint educational initiatives.

Of particular importance is the fact that more and more young people in Turkmenistan are showing interest in studying the Chinese language and continuing their education at higher education institutions of the People’s Republic of China. This demonstrates a high level of trust in China’s education system and the growing role of education as an important bridge of friendship between the two countries.

The awarding of the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship has become a vivid confirmation of the dynamic development of humanitarian cooperation between Turkmenistan and China. Such initiatives contribute to strengthening intercultural dialogue, expanding educational opportunities for young people and further developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China.

The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan expresses confidence that educational cooperation between the two countries will continue to strengthen consistently, opening up new prospects for the younger generation, deepening mutual understanding and further developing friendly relations between the peoples of Turkmenistan and China.

Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan