Meeting between the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, Chinar Rustemovna, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of National Education of Romania, Gigel Paraschiv.

On March 25, 2025, in the building of the Ministry of National Education of Romania, a meeting was held between the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, Chinar Rustemovna, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of National Education of Romania, Gigel Paraschiv.

During the meeting, relations between the two friendly countries in the field of education and ways to develop and strengthen them were discussed.

The Deputy Minister noted the interest of the Romanian side in establishing and further strengthening the established cooperation in the educational and research fields. The Deputy Minister thanked the Turkmen side for choosing Romanian universities when considering universities for sending Turkmen youth to study abroad.

In turn, Ch. Rustemova noted that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the use of international experience and achievements in improving the education system, highlighting the effective nature of the interaction between Turkmenistan and Romania in this area. Gratitude was also expressed for the support provided in the education of Turkmen students. Based on the cooperation program, the Romanian side annually allocates scholarships, today these are 105 scholarships for studying in higher education institutions for our citizens.

In the context of cooperation issues, the Turkmen side proposed to support the participation of professors, students and schoolchildren from Romania in international scientific conferences and Olympiads held in both countries, as well as the exchange of professors for the purpose of improving their qualifications.

The parties noted the importance of joint scientific work as a means of bringing together academic circles, establishing friendship and peace.

In continuation of this, it was proposed to organize "open lessons" about Turkmenistan, where Romanian students and schoolchildren would also become familiar with the history of the Turkmen, with the culture and tradition, with the literature of Turkmen poets.

 At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed a common opinion that relations in education are an integral part of the dynamically developing Turkmen-Romanian relations and agreed to maintain direct contact to resolve working issues.