Situated at the crossroads of the Silk Road between East and West, the participating countries have long been home to peoples representing a wide variety of cultures. Central Asia is a unique cultural area that has long witnessed encounters between ancient civilizations and cultures and where many religions and beliefs, tangible and intangible heritages and sedentary and nomadic peoples continue to intermingle.

Participating countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

The Festival revealed the cultural pluralism that makes up the richness and the dynamism of this region through exhibitions of arts and crafts, concerts, films, fashion shows, round table and other events. It also provided an opportunity for dialogue with various cultural actors from Central Asia, the heirs and interpreters of a tradition of encounters and exchanges in continual evolution all along the main transcontinental routes.

The Festival was organized in the framework of the celebrations marking the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May). It coincided with the third session of the intergovernmental meeting of experts on the Preliminary Draft Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions.

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