21. Expo
Milano-2015 completed its work
A large-scale world exhibition Expo-2015, which launched on May 1 of this year
in the Italian city of Milan, ends on October 31.
It was attended by 145 countries,
including Uzbekistan, three
international organizations (the UN, the EU and the Caribbean Community) and 18 NGOs.
The International Exposition
was held under the theme: “Feeding the planet. Energy
for Life”. The main purpose of the event was to inform the world community
that food should be available, safe and in the required quantity.
A large area of
more than 1 million sq. m. was given for the exhibition
halls. According to preliminary estimates of the organizers, during the 6 months of the exhibition almost 30 million people
visited to this event.
Multiple exposures, thousands of interesting events, including cultural events
and meetings in the picturesque Italian
city focused on traditions and
innovations in food production and security. World Food Day,
celebrated annually on October 16,
was held in Milan for the first time
in its history.
Expo seminars and discussions were dedicated to
several topics, connected with the nutrition: improvement of products quality
and guarantee their high quality, the prevention of epidemics, the fight against
incurable diseases, the spread of effective treatments, informing people about
the benefits of and the need for a healthy lifestyle, popularization it among
children and young people, the preservation of cultural traditions in cooking
and agriculture, the fight against hunger, infant mortality and droughts.
National pavilion of Uzbekistan
was also demonstrated throughout the World
Expo, occupying 500 square meters. It was attended by about 700 thousand visitors from around the world.
Uzbekistan
was able to demonstrate its high potential in the development of the
agricultural sector, the production of organic fruit and vegetables, as well as
the potential of the food industry by participating in this important
international exhibition.
In addition, the participants were able to get
acquainted with the achievements of the country during the years of
independence and its economic and investment opportunities in the exhibition,
as well as provided with information about the conditions of doing business in
the free industrial economic zones and a favorable business environment,
infrastructure advancement, transport and logistics, rich cultural heritage and
history of the Uzbek people.
The successes of Uzbekistan in ensuring food
security have gained international recognition. In particular, awarding
ceremony for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals was held
during the 39th session of the FAO Conference in June 2015. Our country
received a special award for outstanding progress towards the eradication of
hunger and ensuring food security.
Part of our state’s exposition at the
Expo was devoted to a description
of the national cuisine, its
history, traditions, used technologies, main
dishes recipes, bakery and confectionery products.
It also presented a wide range of
quality wines manufactured in
Uzbekistan.
In addition, visitors better acquainted
with extended nomenclatures of traditional Uzbek clothes, which attracted the attention via its subtlety and bright
colors. In this context, the
whole range of the process from cotton production to
tailoring.
Booklets and brochures, containing useful
information and contacts of the Uzbek producers and exporters of agricultural
products, were distributed among the visitors.
As part of the exhibition, a series
of presentations were also demonstrated for the Italian public. In addition, the delegation of Uzbekistan
took part in the international
agricultural forum “From Expo
Milano-2015 in the future: to feed the planet” in
June.
Participation in the World
Exhibition in Milan, along with a
demonstration of our country’s economic potential
across the globe, contributed to finding new partners, expanding the geography of
exports and further advancement of trade-economic cooperation between Uzbekistan, Italy
and other countries.
IA “Jahon”, Milan
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