IRKUTSK, October 19. /Dunyo IA/. Yesterday, Consulate General of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the “Nashe Otechestvo” (Our Fatherland) Uzbek National Cultural Center in the city of Irkutsk, organized an event dedicated to Uzbek Language Day, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Celebration was attended by compatriots and students studying and working in the Irkutsk region.

In their speeches, the participants emphasized that the richness and uniqueness of the Uzbek language have been shaped over centuries, passing through the stages of Old Turkic, Old Uzbek and modern development. Today, the state language of Uzbekistan is inextricably linked with the name of the great poet and thinker Alisher Navoiy, who is the founder of the Uzbek literary language.

It was noted that the creative and philosophical heritage of Alisher Navoiy continues to play a key role in the spiritual education of youth and represents an immense value for world culture and literature. At the conclusion of the program, compatriots and students recited the renowned poetic heritage of the great ancestor.