I am truly pleased to meet you today at the ceremony marking the launch of major new generation capacities and the commissioning of additional facilities.
In recent years, we have been building a society in New Uzbekistan where the principle of “human dignity” is paramount, social justice is ensured, and the most vulnerable in our society are effectively protected.
It is a great honor and privilege for us that our Conference is being held, for the first time in the last 40 years, outside the UNESCO Headquarters — here in the ancient and ever-young city of Samarkand.