The State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan has organized a book exhibition “States of the World: Iran”.

The exhibition includes books introducing the ancient history, rich culture, traditions and fiction of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The exhibition is organized in the department of literature in foreign languages, reports “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.

The opportunity to get acquainted with the national values and spiritual world of the people of Iran has aroused great interest among readers.

In early August, the Advisor on Cultural Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ashgabat Navid Rasouli donated a number of valuable publications to the State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. Among them are a two-volume edition of 15 manuscripts published by the Iranian cultural center in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi, a Persian-Turkmen dictionary containing 10 000 words, a Turkmen-Persian phrasebook, and a collection of 30 ancient Persian tales.

The Department of Foreign Language Literature of the State Library of Turkmenistan maintains contacts with embassies to promote international cultural cooperation. The department’s collections contain publications in dozens of languages, the source notes.