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ISLAMABAD, Jan 13 (APP):Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Monday met with a high-level delegation led by the Minister for Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan, Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva.
The meeting was attended by Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan Avazbek Atakhanov, Additional Secretary Education Hassan Saqlain and Senior Joint Secretary Junaid Ikhlaq, said a press release.
Dr. Khalid Maqbool welcomed the Minister of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan, Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva. He said that the International Conference on Girls’ Education has provided the Islamic countries with an opportunity to come closer.
He said that he welcomes enhanced cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan in the field of education.
The minister welcomed the Kyrgyz delegation and said that the two countries have cultural, linguistic and people-to-people love for each other. He discussed the exchange of expertise and knowledge regarding Vocational and Technical Training.
He said that the two countries can benefit from the experience of each other and acknowledged the long-standing cordial relation between the two countries.
Dr. Khalid said that there is significant potential in cooperation between the two countries. He said that Teacher’s Training and quality of education have been given the highest priority since he took office. He said that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan should enhance their bilateral ties, especially in exchange for technology, education and research.
He said that digitalization of the education sector can address numerous challenges of today and tomorrow. He highlighted the E-Taleem and Tele-school platforms developed by the Ministry of Education in its bid to develop digital solutions to prevalent problems in the public education sector.
The minister said that Pakistan has always collaborated with Muslim countries and looks forward in enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Kyrgyzstan. He appreciated the developments in the education sector of Kyrgyzstan and said that through the exchange of expertise, Pakistan can learn from their road to progress. He further said that we should also look towards collaboration on multilateral platforms such as ECO.
Minister for Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan, Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva said that the People of Kyrgyzstan have deep affiliation with Pakistan. He said that university-to-university cooperation and Technical Institution to Technical Institution collaboration are the way forward.
He also briefed the minister about a digital learning platform being used in Kyrgyzstan that has reaped good results. He said that both countries should exchange expertise on the development of digital learning platforms, in order to benefit from the experience of each other.