ISTANBUL: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination and President Pakistan Sports Board Dr. Fehmida Mirza is attending 3rd International Ethnosport Forum in Antalya, Turkey.
The minister has been invited by Minister of Youth and Sports of Turkey Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu and President of World Ethnosport Confederation Nejmeddin Bilal Erdogan.
The event is being attended by delegates from 49 countries and ten Sports and Youth Ministers are participating in the event. During her speech, Dr Fehmida Mirza highlighted the role of the government of Pakistan in the field of modern and ethnosports.
She updated the forum on the steps being undertaken to promote sports activities in Pakistan and establish international linkages with foreign sports bodies and federations.
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She invited the participating ministers to attend the forthcoming Shandoor Polo Festival being organised in Pakistan during July 2020. She emphasised on the importance of introducing the adjudication system to avoid tailoring and customizing sports rules.
She also held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Minister of Sports and Youth and discussed various possibilities of enhancing cooperation in sports and youth between the two countries.
After the meeting, a ‘Cooperation Program on Youth & Sports for the years 2020-23’ was signed. Both agreed to ensure the implementation of MoUs and agreements in sports.
On the sidelines of the event, the minister held a meeting with President World Ethnosport Confederation who is also organising the event. He accepted the minister’s invitation to visit the country as he considers Pakistan a true friend of Turkey.
