New Renaissance: More than 300 scholars appealed to President Mirziyoyev – they reported that the World Society plans to implement more than 100 new projects to preserve, study and popularize Uzbekistan's cultural legacy in the next five years.
Participants of the 4th International Congress dedicated to the subject Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – the Foundation of a New Renaissance sent an appeal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
On December 15, the Uzbek Cultural Legacy Week started in the country's capital Tashkent.
The event's goal is to show what contribution the historical and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan has made to the world civilization.
The opening day was dedicated to the 4th International Congress Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – the Foundation of a New Renaissance.
During the congress, more than 300 well-known foreign scholars made reports on the value of the cultural wealth of Uzbekistan and gave their recommendations on the study, preservation and popularization of cultural heritage.
At the conclusion of the congress, scholars from the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan, the organizer of the international event, unanimously adopted the appeal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
In their appeal, the members of the World Society expressed gratitude to the head of Uzbekistan for the assistance to libraries and educational institutions in the country in implementing the initiative to transfer 10,000 copies of 35 volumes of books-albums from the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections series.
It was also reported that books and albums about the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan stored in repositories in many foreign countries are soon expected to be distributed to secondary school and university libraries across Uzbekistan with the support of the government.
The appeal notes that a roadmap for 2021-2025 was adopted at the Fourth International Congress Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – the Foundation of a New Renaissance.
Members of the World Society stated that in the next five years, the World Society for the Preservation, Study and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan plans to implement more than 100 new projects.
"We intend to continue publishing books and albums telling about the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan stored in museums in the country and abroad, making documentaries and feature films, holding academic forums, developing training programs, improving the work of specialists in the restoration of the national cultural heritage and legislation and research initiatives aimed at the development of tourism," the statement says.
Also in the appeal, local and foreign scholars expressed gratitude to President Mirziyoyev for his efforts aimed at preserving culture.
This is the fourth appeal to the President of Uzbekistan from the members of the World Society.
They expressed confidence in receiving another positive response from the head of the state.
Within the framework of the Uzbek Cultural Legacy Week, an announcement was also made about the resumption of the legendary Tashkent International Film Festival.
This was announced at the weekly conference Cinematography of Uzbekistan: the Past, Present, Future by Firdavs Abdukhalikov, Director of the Uzbekkino National Agency and organizer of the international event.
According to Abdukhalikov, the revival of the festival is a long-awaited and very important act.
The Tashkent International Film Festival was first held in 1968 and featured selected films from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Preserving cultural legacy
The initiative to establish the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan was first expressed in May 2017 at the international Congress Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – a Path to Dialogue between Peoples and Countries held in Tashkent and Samarkand.
The decision to found the World Society was made within the framework of the Second International Congress held in St. Petersburg in 2018.
The society was officially registered in Paris in August 2019.
It supports international cooperation, state and public organizations, researchers, experts, academicians, the media and other interested members of the society in the field of preservation, study and popularization of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan as an important part of the world cultural heritage.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 4th International Congress on December 15, Firdavs Abdukhalikov, the founder and research director of the society, said that the study of cultural heritage is important for Uzbekistan, which "experienced two renaissances in the 11th-12th and 15th centuries and is now entering the new period of renaissance."
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