Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay visited Bukhara on August 27.

Within the framework of Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand, a Memorandum on protection of cultural heritage on the Silk Road was signed between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Committee for Tourism Development and the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP).

On August 26, Samarkand hosted an international conference on “Preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage: current problems and strategy for their solution”.

On August 26, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the opening ceremony of the 12th Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival and delivered a speech.

Today, in Samarkand, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a videoconference meeting on August 23 to discuss the development of the public education system, advanced training of teachers and state of their clout in society, as well as the spiritual and moral education of the young generation.

An exhibition of Uzbekistan artists’ works kicked off at the Central Exhibition Hall of Uzbekistan’s Academy of Arts.