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UNESCO to consider adding Turkmen traditions of breeding Alabay dogs to the World Intangible Heritage List
11 Dec. 05:55On December 8, the city of New Delhi, India, hosted the opening ceremony of the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Delegates from 181 member states of the Convention, alongside representatives of non-governmental organizations, are taking part in the meeting. Turkmenistan is represented by an official delegation led by Deputy Minister of Education Aleksandr Amanov, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Throughout the session, the Committee is expected to review 66 submitted nominations from different states seeking inclusion in the Convention’s various heritage lists. These include 54 nominations for the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 11 for the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and 1 proposal for the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.
Among the entries is the Turkmen nomination titled “Traditions of breeding Turkmen Alabay dogs.”
The session will continue until December 13 of this year.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has presented U.S. President Donald Trump with two traditional wooden ayvans featuring intricate Uzbek woodcarving craft. According to The New York Times, the structures have already arrived in Washington, D.C., and assembly has begun in West Potomac Park, where Trump plans to establish the "National Garden of American Heroes."
U.S. Department of the Interior spokesperson Cathy Martin stated that park visitors will be able to view the ayvans starting this autumn. Uzbekistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Furkat Sidikov shared on X (Twitter) that the gift serves as a symbol of friendship and strategic partnership between the two nations. The report also highlights other notable foreign gifts received by Trump, including a luxury aircraft from Qatar and a pair of cheetahs from Saudi Arabia.
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