Afghan-Turk Medal Winning Students Praised

Kabul (BIA)

As many as 43 Afghan-Turk High School got first positions in a competition held in Turkey and won medals were lauded during a meeting in Kabul. The students had attended a competition of social and science in Turkey could get the first positions and win gold, silver and bronze medals. At the meeting, general director of Afghan-Turk schools in Kabul, Neman Urdoghan shed light on the historical relation between the two countries and pledged expansion of cultural and education activities of his country with Afghanistan. Likewise, Turkish ambassador emphasized on expansion of his country’s cooperation particularly in the area of education and health as saying that, “we join the Afghan people in their pain and grief”. At the meeting education minister, Farooq Wardak also lauded the talent of the Afghan-Turk school students who had brought medals and honored their people and government. He also thanked the Turkish country for providing education facilities for the Afghan students. At the end of the meeting prizes were distributed among the medal winning students.

Published on Bakhtar News Agency, 11 October 2011, Wednesday