Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Mr. Philippe Barbier, Architect and Director of the Silk Road Caravanserai Association, and Ms. Matilda Labatu, Heritage Curator of the Normandy Regional Office for Culture, conducted a preparatory visit to Bukhara and Tashkent to study cooperation issues in the field of conservation of tangible heritage in Uzbekistan.

The delegation met with the khokim of Bukhara region, Mr. Uktam Barnovy, and the rector of Bukhara State University, Mr. Obidjon Hamidov, as well as with numerous local partners and international organizations such as UNESCO, the International Islamic Academy and the Academy of Public Administration.

This mission made it possible to identify cooperation measures for 2020.