Selim Annaberdiyev, a student on the Persian language course at the Cultural Centre of the Iranian Embassy in Turkmenistan, came third in the ‘Great Civilisation’ international essay competition. The awards ceremony took place on 25 September at the Cultural Centre of the Iranian Embassy, according to IIC Turkmenistan.

Annaberdiyev submitted an essay on the history and culture of Iran. For his third place, he received a cash prize of 500 US dollars and a certificate.

The award was presented to him by Ali Mojtaba Rouzbahani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan, and Abdolreza Abbasi, Cultural Counsellor.

The competition was organised by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organisation of Iran. The ceremony took place as part of an event marking Persian Poetry Day and commemorating the poet Shahriyar.