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The First International Festival of Handicrafters held in Kokand on 10-15 September 2019. The event has demonstrated safeguarding of traditional handicrafts traditions, preserving and developing cultural diversity through supporting creativity. The Festival was aimed to promote the handicraft traditions, which are an invaluable source to motivate youth’s interest to the safeguarding of heritage and support the diversity of craftsmanship. The objectives of the Festival were in line with provisions of the integrated promotion and practical implementation of 2003 UNESCO’s Convention through public-private partnership in preservation of the craftsmanship and its transmission to the future generations. The ancient city of Kokand brought together guests from more than 370 from around 78 countries and around 1,200 local handicrafters. |
