UNESCO World Heritage List Added with New Objects in Uzbekistan

The Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Business Center has hosted a solemn ceremony of awarding certificates on the inclusion of the Transnational serial nomination "Western Tien-Shan" (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as the celebration of Navruz and the cultural traditions associated with the national dish pilaf, in representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by the UNESCO.

The event was organized by the State Committee of Uzbekistan for Nature Protection and the National Commission of Uzbekistan for the UNESCO. Representatives of the Ministries of Culture and Sports, Foreign Affairs, Public Education, the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, khokimiyat (local administration) of Tashkent region, administration of the Ugam-Chatkal State National Natural Park, the Association of Chefs of Uzbekistan, as well as the diplomatic corps and international organizations accredited in our country attended the ceremony.

In his speech, the head of the UNESCO office in our country Krista Pikkat noted that Uzbekistan has unique cultural and natural monuments, which, of course, are part of world heritage. - To date, the five objects of Uzbekistan are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and the six elements in the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Today, I am very pleased on behalf of the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, handing the government of Uzbekistan certificates for the inclusion of the Western Tien-Shan on the World Heritage list of UNESCO and the inclusion of the tradition and culture of pilaf and Navruz in Intangible Cultural Heritage list.