Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 13 September, the President of the World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR) Ghada Hijjawi-Qaddumi presented the khokim of Qoqand Maruf Usmanov with a certificate on designation of Qoqand as a World Crafts City (in the direction of woodcarving).

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan Adkham Ikramov, Chairman of Hunarmand Association Ulugbek Abdullayev, representatives of ministries and agencies, national and foreign media.

In her welcoming speech, Ghada Hijjawi-Qaddumi expressed gratitude to those present for supporting the applied art and its inclusion in the state program for development of applied art.

The World List of Craft Cities was founded in 2014. Today it includes more than 36 cities of the world.

It should be noted that Qoqand became the first member of the World Crafts Cities among Central Asian countries.