Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 21-22 November 2019, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to France Sardor Rustambaev took part in the second international festival "Silk in Lyon", which was held in the French capital of silk - Lyon.

The event was also attended by delegates from over 15 cities of the world, representatives of business, cultural and humanitarian, as well as political circles of France and foreign countries.

As a result of the event, a Declaration on the creation of an international network of silk producing cities was signed, which also includes Samarkand and Bukhara. In addition to our cities, this included Lyon (France), Valencia and Barcelona (Spain), Como (Italy), Londrina and Curitiba (Brazil), Kyoto and Yokamama (Japan ), Hangzhou and Nanchong (China), Tbilisi and Batumi (Georgia).

The festival participants comprehensively supported the initiative of the Uzbek delegation to hold the next meeting of the Silky cities International Association in May 2020 in Samarkand. It is expected that this event will give an additional impetus to the development of silk production and the development of business tourism, as well as cultural and humanitarian exchange within the international network.

It should be noted that our compatriot Navbahor Budo, living in France, took part in an exhibition organized during the festival with her silk products under the Bahor Couture brand.