A memorandum of cooperation was signed with Kazakh colleagues

During a meeting in Almaty, dedicated to the final version of the nomination dossier for the tangible cultural heritage monuments along the Fergana-Syrdarya corridor of the Silk Road, a memorandum of cooperationwas signed with Kazakh restoration colleagues. This agreement focuses on the study, restoration and preservation of archaeological and architectural sites in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The “Silk Road” International Research Institute, represented by its Director M. A. Yusupova, concluded the memorandum with the Research and Design Branch of the Republican State Enterprise “Kazrestoration" under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, represented by the Branch Director B. M. Baisalbayev. Architects and restorers from the "Kazrestoration" consortium have been longstanding partners of their counterparts in Uzbekistan.

This memorandum will strengthen, expand and formalize the collaboration between our institutions in the field of cultural heritage preservation

The document was signed in the presence of our longstanding partners and colleagues - leading scholars and restorers of Central Asia. The Silk Road continues to unite countries and peoples even in its modern development stage.