The motto of the year 2024 in Turkmenistan – «Fount of Wisdom Magtymguly Fragi»
Our people greet each year with great hopes and wishes and enthusiastically name it. Independent, permanently neutral Turkmenistan, widely known in the world for its clear peacekeeping goals and humane policy, is moving forward on the path of great success and transformation thanks to the tireless efforts and multilateral initiatives of Hero Arkadag, Arkadagly Hero Serdar. At such a wonderful time, it makes deep sense to declare 2024 is the year of «Fount of Wisdom – Magtymguly Fragi» based on the beautiful poem by the Hero Arkadag as a sign of reverence for national values and the glorious history of the Turkmen people. This is the wish of the entire Turkmen people. Because the dignity of the great poet, his place in the glorious history, social, political and cultural life of Turkmenistan is invariable. Magtymguly Fragi is a great faith in the heart of a Turkmen, a whetstone analyzing the good and bad in life is in his/her mind, inextinguishable light is in his/her eyes. Therefore, the noble goal of every Turkmen is to associate the year 2024 with the name of the wise poet, marked by the 300th anniversary of his birth. The Hero-Arkadag notes: «Magtymguly Fragi is a great poet and thinker, whose name has risen in the world of poetry by the power and miracle of his word. The poetic world of Magtymguly is a flowing source of Turkmen literature, quenching hearts hunger for deep meaning and artistic expression». The beautiful lines of the classic poem by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Hero-Arkadag, are a great tribute to the wise poems of the poet-thinker. Such artistic chanting of Magtymguly Fragi is the highest level of skill. Therefore, the entire Turkmen people are sincerely proud of the year «Fount of Wisdom – Magtymguly Fragi». Turkmen people also set high goals for themselves, which will be the beginning of great success in 2024, named after the great thinker.
Every year of our Homeland is filled with great achievements, the great events of our country fit into history, filling the soul of each of us with joy and pride. In 2023, great progress and high milestones were achieved. Last year, the year of «Happy Youth with Arkadag Serdar» the youth, which is the future of the country, was given ample opportunities to grow up educated, intelligent, qualified specialists, and apply their skills in practice. As a result, tremendous success has been achieved in education, science, sports and culture by young people. In this regard, the remarkable book by respected President Serdar Berdimuhamedov «Ýaşlar — Watanyň daýanjy» reflects great pride in the youth, their efforts and abilities. It proves that our glorious years are marked by great achievements thanks to the wisdom of the Hero-Arkadag and Arkadagly Hero Serdar, that the work carried out in our Homeland is aimed at the benefit of the people and the state. And in the year of «Fount of Wisdom – Magtymguly Fragi», great deeds are successfully implemented in independent and eternally neutral Turkmenistan under the wise leadership of Arkadagly Hero Serdar. Our national values are popularized all over the world, and Magtymguly Fragi is highly respected. The work of the wise poet, who left an indelible mark on the human soul, is a valuable heritage and spiritual treasure for the peoples of the whole world. Because the wonderful works of the thinker, who inspires people to humanism and peace-loving principles that create pure thoughts in the heart of every person, are invaluable not only for the Turkmen people, but also for all mankind.
The inclusion of the collection of manuscripts by Magtymguly Fragi into the international list of the «Memory of the World» program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the session of the UNESCO Executive Board in 2023 proves the high respect for the poet around the world. It is also worth noting with pride that the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great poet of the Turkmen people, Magtymguly Fragi, is included into the list of significant dates to be celebrated jointly with UNESCO in 2024-2025. Speaking about the high esteem of our great poet in the world, it should be noted with pride that at the meeting of the Permanent Council of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) in Bursa, Republic of Turkey, 2024 was declared the year of the great poet and thinker of the Turkic world Magtymguly Fragi. The inclusion of the collection of manuscripts of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi in the register of the international program «Memory of the World», as well as the inclusion of the poet's 300th anniversary into the UNESCO list of significant dates indicate the great contribution of the valuable heritage of the outstanding master of words to world culture. These decisions are a vivid expression of the successful implementation of cultural diplomacy under the wise leadership of our Arkadagly Hero Serdar, including the work on preserving, studying and popularizing the valuable heritage of the outstanding classical poet Magtymguly Fragi, considered an integral part of the cultural heritage of the world. The respect of national values and ancestral noble principles inspires our compatriots to new creative success and great job. The announcement of 2024 as the Year of «Fount of Wisdom – Magtymguly Fragi» increases the pride of the entire Turkmen people to the Hero-Arkadag, respected President – Arkadagly Hero Serdar.
