AKIPRESS.COM - Chairperson of the National Commission for UNESCO of Uzbekistan Gayane Umerova met with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in Paris, UzA reports.

The parties discussed comprehensive preparations for the anniversary session of the UNESCO General Conference, which is scheduled in Samarkand in November 2025. The event will be held outside the headquarters in Paris for the first time in 40 years.

The sides reached agreements on adopting global initiatives within the framework of UNESCO's mandate and the implementation of strategic projects and programs for the development of bilateral cooperation.

The meeting participants confirmed their commitment to strengthening the full-scale partnership between UNESCO and Uzbekistan.