In this episode of Focus, we explore Uzbekistan’s week of international initiatives in Tashkent, where leaders discussed eco-tourism, sustainable growth, and cultural preservation in a globalising world.
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00:00Uzbekistan highlighted the importance of global cooperation during the week of international
00:07partnership initiatives held in Tashkent.
00:10Hundreds of experts, representatives from international organizations and politicians
00:15gathered to discuss a diverse array of topics including eco-friendly tourism and sustainable
00:21economic growth.
00:27First of all it's a platform for discussion and I think it's a wonderful opportunity
00:32for Uzbekistan to present to the international community new Uzbekistan and why Uzbekistan
00:41is opening to the world and wants to present its reform program.
00:47We're living in globalizing world when the transnational factors are playing increasingly
00:54important role.
00:55Even particular country, even the big powers cannot resolve issues of modern world alone.
01:01We need to cooperate.
01:08Another question discussed the future of sustainable investments.
01:12Foreign investment in Uzbekistan has increased tenfold over the past years, a surge propelled
01:17by comprehensive government reforms initiated in 2017.
01:22The objective now is to garner even greater interest.
01:26Uzbekistan wants to become upper middle income country by 2030.
01:30In 2017 when we started our reforms, our gross domestic product was about like 52 billion
01:36U.S. dollars.
01:37During this short time period, we doubled the gross domestic product.
01:41In order to increase this gross domestic product, furthermore, investments in more productive
01:46areas are very important and this international initiatives are very important to communicate
01:53with the investors and what we have done in Uzbekistan.
01:57Tourism is one of the promising sectors of Uzbekistan's economy and participants of the
02:01partnership initiatives week in Tashkent discussed its green and sustainable future.
02:08Uzbekistan has been the leading country that pushed for 2027 to be the international year
02:13of sustainable and resilient tourism.
02:16Sustainability encompasses three key factors, the socio-economic, the environmental and
02:21the economics.
02:22Uzbekistan has been really proving and taking the lead on that front.
02:31To build the future, you need to know your past.
02:34This was one of the messages from another large scale event here in Tashkent that highlighted
02:40the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.
02:44Sustainable Heritage Week in Tashkent brought together participants from various countries.
02:49One of the events, the inauguration of an exhibition of rare ancient coins took place
02:53in the State Museum of the Timurid history.
02:56The purpose of this week's meeting is to highlight the important issues of Uzbekistan's history
03:04and the cultural and scientific heritage that our ancestors left behind.
03:12The center of Islamic civilization is currently under construction in Tashkent.
03:18Over 100 projects proposed by scholars from more than 25 countries will be incorporated
03:24into this cultural and scientific hub.
03:28The idea of creating this cultural and scientific hub is very important.
03:34The idea of creating this cultural and scientific hub is very important.
03:39The idea of creating this cultural and scientific hub is very important.
03:43The President of our country, Shavkat Miravanovich Merzyaev,
03:45announced it at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly.
03:49It was then that he called on the world community to fight ignorance through enlightenment.
03:55In fact, our center is a large-scale cultural and educational mega-platform,
04:00whose task is to bring to the international community
04:05the true, humane, tolerant, peaceful essence of the religion of Islam
04:09and to study, preserve and popularize the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.
04:16One Thousand and One Foundation organization aims to bring to life stories
04:21of the great scientists and rulers of this land.
04:25We're going to be doing short films on al-Biruni, al-Ulubag and al-Khawarizmi.
04:29The key thing here is not just to talk about what they did,
04:32but to look at the impact of what they did.
04:35We cannot have the mathematics that powers our computer systems and AI
04:40and our rockets and our airplanes and our phones today
04:43without the role of al-Khawarizmi and what he did with algebra and B0.
04:49It's not just about telling the story of the past,
04:51but showing how it contributes to our lives today.
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