Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In accordance with the tradition established in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a concert has been organized in the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic for participants of the Bishkek Summit.

The occasion was attended by the heads of member states and observer nations of the Organization.

Culture and arts are an important means of making peoples closer and promoting understanding among them, consonant with SCO goals.

The honorable guests were presented with a concert program containing national songs and dances of the peoples of the region. Uzbek songs and music also were among those performed.