Uzbekistan hosts the Eighth International Cultural and Educational Forum of the CIS Member States “Children of the Commonwealth”.

The forum, held at the “Semurg” health camp in Tashkent region, is organized with the support of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Foundation.

This year’s forum, held under the motto “Children of the Commonwealth: The inextricable link of times and generations”, is attended by ten schoolchildren each aged 14-17, together with their teachers from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

In total, in 2013-2022, about 800 schoolchildren from the CIS countries took part in this project to create an international platform for raising children and youth in the spirit of good neighborliness and cooperation.

At the solemn opening ceremony of the forum, the participants were greeted by the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva, the Speaker of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus N. Kochanova and the Secretary General – Head of the Secretariat of the Council of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly D. Kobitsky.

The grand opening of the forum continued with performances by creative teams.

This year, every day of the forum will be dedicated to the culture and history of a particular country. As part of the project, which will run until June 29, young people will participate in sports competitions, trips, debates, creative workshops, quests, and musical flash mobs. Current issues of ecology, international cooperation, culture, and tourism will be discussed at meetings and discussions.

Norgul Abduraimova, UzA