MINSK, October 22. /Dunyo IA/.  A meeting titled “At the Crossroads of History and Culture”, dedicated to the Uzbek Language Day celebrated on October 21^st, was held at Secondary School No. 36 named after the Uzbek Hero Gulyam Yakubov, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Event was attended by Ostanakul Mirzaev, Advisor to the Khokim of Andijan Region, Tengiz Dumbadze, Belarusian TV presenter and correspondent and representatives of the Minsk city administration.

School students welcomed the guests in the Uzbek language with the words, “Assalomu alaykum, dear guests, welcome to our school”. In memory of Gulyam Yakubov, they recited poems and performed songs in Uzbek.

During the meeting, participants were briefed on shared events in the history of Uzbekistan and Belarus, heroes of the two nations, heroic deeds of such great sons as Gulyam Yakubov, as well as the Uzbek culture and language.

In conclusion, to establish an “Uzbek Culture Corner” at the school, guests were presented with handicraft products and commemorative gifts brought from the city of Asaka, where Gulyam Yakubov was born and raised.

A proposal was also made to establish sister-school relations between Minsk School No. 36 and School No. 25 of the Asaka District. Tengiz Dumbadze expressed interest in filming a documentary about Gulyam Yakubov and other Uzbek heroes, noting his plans to visit the Andijan and Fergana regions in early November.