ASTANA – Four historical and cultural sites in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan went through restoration and rehabilitation efforts in a large-scale regional project implemented by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) regional office in Almaty with the financial support of the European Union (EU). The project’s results were presented on July 9 in Astana. From L to R: Mukhayyo Makhmudova, the culture programme specialist from Uzbekistan, Amir Piric, director of the UNESCO regional office in Almaty, Kęstutis Jankauskas, EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and project coordinator Majer Massanov.
Photo credit: The Astana Times Titled Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Central Asia – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the project aimed at preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the Silk Road and strengthening human and institutional potential in heritage management in Central Asian countries to enhance its tourism potential. Rehabilitation works were carried out at the ancient Kulan settlement in Kazakhstan, the medieval city of Krasnaya Rechka in the Kyrgyz Republic, the Tajik National Park in Tajikistan and Itchan Kala at Khiva in Uzbekistan. According to EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Kęstutis Jankauskas, the reviving of old Silk Roads serves as an additional layer of cooperation between EU and Central Asia, complementing ongoing efforts to develop the Trans-Caspian Internati.
