00:02Il y a tellement d'aspects que nous pouvons apprendre
00:05de cette heritage et de cette civilisation,
00:08surtout dans le monde de la volatile aujourd'hui.
00:11Interactions entre civilisations ont toujours pris place.
00:15Ce n'est pas quelque chose de nouveau.
00:16Nous devons nous dérouler ces interactions
00:20pour passer ça à la prochaine génération
00:22et construire la culture de peace.
00:27Pour centuries, Uzbekistan a été un crossroads
00:31de ideas, scholarship and discovery.
00:33That rich history and its legacy
00:35were at the heart of a recent gathering at UNESCO in Paris.
00:40Initiatives like today's forum
00:42can reinforce the intercultural dialogue.
00:44I'm talking about the shared cultural legacies.
00:48Knowing this cultural legacy, knowing this history
00:52can help us build trust
00:54between the people of different cultures
00:56making a better future for all of us.
00:59Civilisations are not growing in isolation.
01:02We cross-fertilise each other
01:04and it is a message that we need to share
01:07to see that we have much more in common
01:08than elements that separate us.
01:25A central feature of the meeting at UNESCO
01:28was Uzbekistan's new centre of Islamic civilisation.
01:32Initiated by the country's president in 2017,
01:36the flagship project in Tashkent
01:38brings together the nation's rich cultural
01:40and intellectual heritage.
01:42In this centre, there is a absolutely extraordinary museum
01:47that reflects all this great history.
01:50And in this sense, I think that for education,
01:53it's a great step forward for the people of Uzbekistan
01:57and for the whole world,
01:59to be able to see all these magnificent objects
02:04who have been repertoried in this museum,
02:06it's extraordinary and unique.
02:08Uzbekistan is one of the key, let's say,
02:11countries along the historic Silk Road
02:13at the heart of Central Asia.
02:15These centres, like the Uzbekistan Islamic Civilization Center,
02:19can help us to identify, to document
02:22and also to promote our shared past,
02:25our shared history.
02:39Alongside the centre of Islamic civilisation,
02:42several new research institutes across Uzbekistan
02:44are also helping to deepen understanding
02:47of the region's legacy.
02:49The emergence of the many centres around Uzbekistan,
02:53like the Centre for Islamic Civilisation,
02:55the Al-Bukhari Memorial Centre,
02:57Imam Kirmidhi Memorial Centre,
02:59are shedding light into this cultural heritage.
03:02And by every passing day,
03:04we see more and more efforts
03:06and we look forward to much more.
03:08The question of whether cultural artefacts
03:10should be returned to their countries of origin
03:12also came into focus.
03:14It is a difficult process.
03:17Not many countries necessarily agree
03:19to give back something that they owned
03:23throughout the times and the ages,
03:25but it is happening.
03:26I think it is very important
03:27that these artefacts go to where they belong,
03:29they go back home.
03:31At the heart of it all
03:32was the wider question
03:33of how heritage can foster
03:35greater mutual understanding.
03:38Uzbekistan has been very, very active
03:40for promoting, protecting its cultural legacies
03:43and we do hope that they continue to do this
03:45and it can inspire other countries as well.
03:47And finally, the culture is made in advance.
03:52We can see them,
03:53we can touch them,
03:54we can study them.
03:55And for us,
03:56it is a very, very great chance
03:57and a great opportunity,
03:59to advance in our research more and more.
04:02We live in a time
04:03where hate speech spreads very fast.
04:06So this opportunity is to sit,
04:10speak, exchange ideas and dialogue,
04:13help people understand each other
04:15and prepare for a culture of peace.
04:18I think there is much more need for attention,
04:21shedding light towards this part of the world
04:24because it has a lot to offer
04:25in terms of the legacy, diversity,
04:29shared human heritage dialogue
04:31and efforts towards the betterment
04:34of the society and the humankind.
04:37The Forum in Paris was part of a wider programme
04:40to showcase Uzbekistan's heritage
04:42with presentations also taking place
04:45at the UN in New York and Geneva.
04:47Thank you.
04:49Thank you.
04:59To be continued...
