ISLAMABAD: Ukrainian Ambassador in Pakistan, Volodymyr Lakomov on Friday said that the state language of Pakistan, Urdu, has been included in the curriculum of a top rating Ukrainian university.
In a press release, the ambassador said that the decision in this regard was taken by the board of the Kyiv National Linguistic University (KNLU) for the promotion of Urdu language. He thanked the KNLU rector Roman Vasko who has played an active role in the inclusion of Urdu in the university’s curriculum in a three-day international conference which was organized by the Muslim Institute and dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Pakistani poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
He stated that the embassy was paying attention to joint projects in language education for spreading the Ukrainian language in Pakistan and Urdu language in Ukraine.
He observed that using foreign languages have an important role in having a better understanding of trends, culture and others aspects of different societies.
Volodymyr Lakomov further said that languages are a vital tool like a bridge for a long-standing friendship.
During his stay in Pakistan, Reutov held meetings with presidents of the National University of Modern Languages and Urdu University where they discussed bilateral projects in the popularization of the Ukrainian language in Pakistan and Urdu language in Ukraine.
