Tatarstan President hands over pennant of cultural capital of Turkic world to Turkmenistan
21 November 2014, Friday
On November 21, at the final of II international television song contest “Turkvidenie” at Tatneft-arena complex in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed over the pennant of the cultural capital of Turkic world to Turkmenistan Minister of culture Annageldi Garadzhaev.15 performers took part in the event.
The winner was Zhanar Dugalova, who represented Kazakhstan. Aidar Suleiman from Tatarstan took the second place.
Rustam Minnikhanov addressed participants of the contest with a welcoming speech: “The year “Kazan is the cultural capital of Turkic world” is finishing with such a wonderful event today. I am grateful to our guests, who were competing for victory and are here today. Though everyone wanted to win, there is only one winner. Congratulations on her victory!”
Minnikhanov thanked the international organization TURKSOY for their systemic and hard work on maintaining the basis of culture of the Turkic world.
TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kaseinov, in his turn, thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for a warm reception: “I wish multi-ethnic Tatarstan people happiness and prosperity, and success to young people we see here today.”
Minnikhanov handed over a pennant of cultural capital of Turkic world to Turkmenistan Minister of culture Annageldi Garadzhaev.
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