Turkmenistan’s National Commission to UNESCO is actively working towards the international promotion of the country’s cultural heritage and in collaboration with Azerbaijan, has nominated the patchwork art of ‘guram’ for inclusion in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Regarding the move, Chinar Rustemova, Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, stated, “We have also started talks with the Turkic History and Culture Foundation of the Republic of Turkey (TURKTAV) on cooperation in popularizing the cultural heritage of the Turkmen people in the Turkic world. The plans include expanding exhibition and library activities and organizing specific events within the framework of the regional project ‘Our Heritage’ proposed by the Turkmen side.”
It should be noted that this year, on the initiative of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Iran, preparations are underway to nominate “Traditions of making cradles and singing cradle songs” for inclusion in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
