Uzbek DPM holds meeting with French envoy
21/07/2019 12:12
Uzbek DPM holds meeting with French envoy
21/07/2019 12:12
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Deputy Prime Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France Violaine De Villemeur.
The parties discussed the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of culture, tourism and pharmaceuticals.
Noting the interest of France in cooperation on the protection of cultural heritage of Uzbekistan, the French envoy expressed concern of the French side about the intentions of local authorities, regarding a number of cultural heritage sites in the historic part of Bukhara, in particular about four Caravans - sheds that played a significant role in the centuries-old history of the Silk Road, becoming a place for interchange and dialogue of different cultures.
In the opinion of the French side, the work begun on setting up a restaurant in the largest of the four Ayoz caravanserais can cause irreparable damage to the monument of medieval architecture of Bukhara, which has been restored by the French side.
It was especially noted that in the unique ensemble of 4 caravanserais, the restoration of which was carried out by the French non-profit Association "Karavansarai", the creation of the first Silk Road Museum in Uzbekistan was originally planned.
In this regard, the Ambassador of France proposed to organize trainings for architects of Uzbekistan on the restoration of cultural heritage objects with the participation of leading experts from the University of Versailles. Also expressed willingness to share the experience of France in the policy of preserving and restoring monuments of cultural and historical heritage.
In turn, the Uzbek side reaffirmed its commitment to comply with all provisions of the UNESCO Conventions and interest in bilateral cooperation with France in the field of the protection of cultural heritage.
The French Ambassador highly appreciated the results of 9 July with the support of the French company "Sanofi" of the International Conference "Countering the turnover of counterfeit and counterfeit medicines".
It was noted that following the results of the conference, the parties adopted an important resolution in the field of cooperation of state bodies, international organizations and private companies in the fight against counterfeit and counterfeit drugs in Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, a number of investment projects were also discussed, in particular, Innotech International (France) intends to organize production in one of the pharmaceutical free economic zones of the republic, and Sanofi to expand its presence at the company Bio Vaccinarar LLC vaccines and deepen the localization of the production process.
The following issues were also discussed:
- measures for the preparation of the Educational Forum between the rectors of universities in France and Uzbekistan, which will be held in the spring of 2020 in Samarkand;
- practical steps to implement the recently signed agreement between the Paris Academy and the International University of Tourism “Silk Road” on cooperation in the training of personnel for the tourism industry;
- organizational issues of the visit to Uzbekistan of the filming crew of the B-tween channel on 18-19 June and the magazine Gala Magazine on 21-23 June in order to promote tourism potential in the French media;
- details of the organization of publications in the famous magazine Marie Claire, in particular photographs against the background of cultural heritage sites;
- participation in the International Tourism Exhibition "IFTM TOP RESA 2019", which will be held in Paris from 1-4 October;
- participation of the Uzbek delegation in the International Tourism Investment Forum “The tourism investment forum”, which will be held in Paris this November.
At the end of the meeting, the Ambassador of France received an invitation to the Minister of Culture of France to take part in the Festival of Artisans, which will be held in Qoqand on 10-15 September.
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