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Central Asia Cultural Event: Connecting on the Silk Road, 17 January 2023

23.01.2023 45 Pictures
Man in a suit shakes hand with a woman with dark brown hair at shoulder length
Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belgium and the EU, Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon, arrives at the event
Pyramid of round bread
Uzbek National Bread
Photo of a table filled with Kazakh chocolate packaged in a blue and golden packaging
Kazakh chocolate and Kumis (traditional nomadic drink made from fermented horse milk)
6 women dressed in colourful clothes pose in front of exhibition stand
Staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Brussels dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing
Left: Painting of a Turkmen woman dressed in national clothes, Right: photo a Kazakh woman in national clothes on a horse
Left: Painting of a Turkmen woman dressed in national clothes, Right: photo a Kazakh woman in national clothes on a horse
Turkmen national jewelry, hats, carpets (red and yellow)
Turkmen national jewelry, carpets, traditional hat and handicrafts
Five men and one woman (on the left) pose in front of the stage
Staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Brussels dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing
Two men on the left, EUSR in middle, three man on the right posing for the photo
From left to right: Ambassador of Turkmenistan, H.E. Sapar Palvanov; Ambassador of Kazakhstan, H.E. Margulan Baimukhan; EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala; Ambassador of Tajikistan, H.E. Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon; Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Aidit Erkin; Ambassador of Uzbekistan, H.E. Dilyor Khakimov
Woman wearing a purple dress in front of the exhibition stand (guitars)
Kyrgyz woman wearing traditional clothes, behind her are Kyrgyz patterns, national instruments and handicrafts
Photo of the whole buffet table (wider angle), metal containers on the left and food displayed on the right
Buffet featuring national dishes from Central Asia
Part of the buffet, ovale dish with round pieces of meat, on the right there is a basket of fried pieces of bread and a long plate with salad, tomatoes and meat
National dishes from Central Asia: Chu-Chuk from Kyrgyzstan (horsemeat sausage), Baursak from Kygryzstan (fried dough), Zhaya from Kazakhstan (apetizer, meat delicacy made from horsemeat)
Sweets are laid out on the table, there is a purple box of choco melons (greenish packaging)
Sweets from Central Asia: choco-melons from Turkmenistan, chak-chak (honey cake) from Uzbekistan
Group of people in the venue, in front there is the screen, on the right corner there is lady dressed in green
Participants arriving at the event
Ambassadors greet and welcome a man with glasses and a navy blue suit
Luc Devigne, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the EEAS, arrives at the venue and greets the Central Asian Ambassadors
Close up of EUSR giving a speech
EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
EUSR gives a speech, wider picture in which all ambassadors appear
EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
Ambassador gives a speech, close up with EUSR and another ambassador on the right
Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon, gives welcoming remarks
Ambassador gives a speech, wider picture in which all ambassadors appear
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Dilyor Khakimov, gives welcoming remarks
Close up of Ambassador giving a speech, EUSR on the right
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Margulan Baimukhan, gives welcoming remarks
Close up of Ambassador giving a speech, EUSR on the right
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Sapar Palvanov, gives welcoming remarks
People arriving at the venue and looking at the exhibition
EUSR for Central Asia arriving at the venue with the Central Asian Ambassadors
Participants looking at the stage while EUSR gives a speech
Participants listening to EUSR's welcoming speech
Man with a traditional hat sings on stage in front of the flags
Kyrgyz singer performing a traditional song, wearing the traditional Kyrgyz hat 'Kalpak'
SG Sannino is standing on stage and gives a speech
Secretary General of the EEAS, Stefano Sannino, gives introductory remarks
Violinist dressed in traditional clothes plays on stage in front of the flags
Music performance by a Kazakh violonist
Three men talking, buffet in the background
Secretary General of the EEAS, Stefano Sannino, with Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS, Enrique Mora
People are dancing, and there is a man on the screen
Participants at the event dance to Central Asian music
People around high tables clapping and people inside are dancing
Participants at the event dance to Central Asian music
Rice, chickpeas with a head of garlic and pomegranate
Tajik national dish Plov (pilaf)
Yellow rice, chickpeas, meat in a chef dish
Uzbek national dish Plov (pilaf)
A woman journalist interviews EUSR in front of the Kazakh exhibition stand
EUSR giving an interview to a Kazakh media
EUSR Hakala and the 5 Ambassadors are standing on the stage in front of the flags
EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
Sweets laid on the table on rectangular trays, woman wearing purple in the background
Traditional sweets from Central Asia, Kyrgyz Chak-Chak and Kazakh Chvorost
Turkmen national jewelry, carpets, traditional clothing and handicrafts
Mannequins on the right with national clothes, hats and carpets (red and yellow) are laid out on the table
Connecting on the Silk Road invitation logo
Photo of the screen displaying the logo of the event
Close up on sweets laid on a black tray with a Kazakh flag on the left side, other sweets in the background are blurry
Traditional sweets from Central Asia
Decoration made of pillows that is hanged
Kazakh traditional pattern
Photo of the EUSR banner
European Union Special Representative for Central Asia banner
Banner 'Discover Kazakhstan', national clothes, blue dress, yurt and books
Kazakh national clothes, yurt, crafts and books
Banner that says 'Welcome to Uzbekistan' with rack of clothes behind
Uzbek national clothes and banner
Tajik national instrument, handmade crafts and tourism books
Tajik national instrument, handmade crafts and tourism books
Man wearing a fluflly hat and colourful outfit with vertical lines of colour
Uzbek traditional clothing
Samosas on the left and round pieces of dough on the right
Tajik samsas
Green clothes on mannequin, table with instrument and other objects
Tajik national clothes, handmade crafts, national instrument
Portrait of a Tajik woman wearing a crown with gold accents on the clothes
Portrait of a Tajik woman, part of the photo exhibition on Central Asia in the EEAS
  • Man in a suit shakes hand with a woman with dark brown hair at shoulder length
    Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belgium and the EU, Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon, arrives at the event
    1/45 Pictures
  • Pyramid of round bread
    Uzbek National Bread
    2/45 Pictures
  • Photo of a table filled with Kazakh chocolate packaged in a blue and golden packaging
    Kazakh chocolate and Kumis (traditional nomadic drink made from fermented horse milk)
    3/45 Pictures
  • 6 women dressed in colourful clothes pose in front of exhibition stand
    Staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Brussels dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing
    4/45 Pictures
  • Left: Painting of a Turkmen woman dressed in national clothes, Right: photo a Kazakh woman in national clothes on a horse
    Left: Painting of a Turkmen woman dressed in national clothes, Right: photo a Kazakh woman in national clothes on a horse
    5/45 Pictures
  • Turkmen national jewelry, hats, carpets (red and yellow)
    Turkmen national jewelry, carpets, traditional hat and handicrafts
    6/45 Pictures
  • Five men and one woman (on the left) pose in front of the stage
    Staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Brussels dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing
    7/45 Pictures
  • Two men on the left, EUSR in middle, three man on the right posing for the photo
    From left to right: Ambassador of Turkmenistan, H.E. Sapar Palvanov; Ambassador of Kazakhstan, H.E. Margulan Baimukhan; EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala; Ambassador of Tajikistan, H.E. Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon; Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Aidit Erkin; Ambassador of Uzbekistan, H.E. Dilyor Khakimov
    8/45 Pictures
  • Woman wearing a purple dress in front of the exhibition stand (guitars)
    Kyrgyz woman wearing traditional clothes, behind her are Kyrgyz patterns, national instruments and handicrafts
    9/45 Pictures
  • Photo of the whole buffet table (wider angle), metal containers on the left and food displayed on the right
    Buffet featuring national dishes from Central Asia
    10/45 Pictures
  • Part of the buffet, ovale dish with round pieces of meat, on the right there is a basket of fried pieces of bread and a long plate with salad, tomatoes and meat
    National dishes from Central Asia: Chu-Chuk from Kyrgyzstan (horsemeat sausage), Baursak from Kygryzstan (fried dough), Zhaya from Kazakhstan (apetizer, meat delicacy made from horsemeat)
    11/45 Pictures
  • Sweets are laid out on the table, there is a purple box of choco melons (greenish packaging)
    Sweets from Central Asia: choco-melons from Turkmenistan, chak-chak (honey cake) from Uzbekistan
    12/45 Pictures
  • Group of people in the venue, in front there is the screen, on the right corner there is lady dressed in green
    Participants arriving at the event
    13/45 Pictures
  • Ambassadors greet and welcome a man with glasses and a navy blue suit
    Luc Devigne, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the EEAS, arrives at the venue and greets the Central Asian Ambassadors
    14/45 Pictures
  • Close up of EUSR giving a speech
    EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
    15/45 Pictures
  • EUSR gives a speech, wider picture in which all ambassadors appear
    EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
    16/45 Pictures
  • Ambassador gives a speech, close up with EUSR and another ambassador on the right
    Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Rahmatullozoda Erkinkhon, gives welcoming remarks
    17/45 Pictures
  • Ambassador gives a speech, wider picture in which all ambassadors appear
    Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Dilyor Khakimov, gives welcoming remarks
    18/45 Pictures
  • Close up of Ambassador giving a speech, EUSR on the right
    Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Margulan Baimukhan, gives welcoming remarks
    19/45 Pictures
  • Close up of Ambassador giving a speech, EUSR on the right
    Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium and the EU, H.E. Sapar Palvanov, gives welcoming remarks
    20/45 Pictures
  • People arriving at the venue and looking at the exhibition
    EUSR for Central Asia arriving at the venue with the Central Asian Ambassadors
    21/45 Pictures
  • Participants looking at the stage while EUSR gives a speech
    Participants listening to EUSR's welcoming speech
    22/45 Pictures
  • Man with a traditional hat sings on stage in front of the flags
    Kyrgyz singer performing a traditional song, wearing the traditional Kyrgyz hat 'Kalpak'
    23/45 Pictures
  • SG Sannino is standing on stage and gives a speech
    Secretary General of the EEAS, Stefano Sannino, gives introductory remarks
    24/45 Pictures
  • Violinist dressed in traditional clothes plays on stage in front of the flags
    Music performance by a Kazakh violonist
    25/45 Pictures
  • Three men talking, buffet in the background
    Secretary General of the EEAS, Stefano Sannino, with Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS, Enrique Mora
    26/45 Pictures
  • People are dancing, and there is a man on the screen
    Participants at the event dance to Central Asian music
    27/45 Pictures
  • People around high tables clapping and people inside are dancing
    Participants at the event dance to Central Asian music
    28/45 Pictures
  • Rice, chickpeas with a head of garlic and pomegranate
    Tajik national dish Plov (pilaf)
    29/45 Pictures
  • Yellow rice, chickpeas, meat in a chef dish
    Uzbek national dish Plov (pilaf)
    30/45 Pictures
  • A woman journalist interviews EUSR in front of the Kazakh exhibition stand
    EUSR giving an interview to a Kazakh media
    31/45 Pictures
  • EUSR Hakala and the 5 Ambassadors are standing on the stage in front of the flags
    EUSR for Central Asia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala gives welcoming remarks
    32/45 Pictures
  • Sweets laid on the table on rectangular trays, woman wearing purple in the background
    Traditional sweets from Central Asia, Kyrgyz Chak-Chak and Kazakh Chvorost
    33/45 Pictures
  • Turkmen national jewelry, carpets, traditional clothing and handicrafts
    Mannequins on the right with national clothes, hats and carpets (red and yellow) are laid out on the table
    34/45 Pictures
  • Connecting on the Silk Road invitation logo
    Photo of the screen displaying the logo of the event
    35/45 Pictures
  • Close up on sweets laid on a black tray with a Kazakh flag on the left side, other sweets in the background are blurry
    Traditional sweets from Central Asia
    36/45 Pictures
  • Decoration made of pillows that is hanged
    Kazakh traditional pattern
    37/45 Pictures
  • Photo of the EUSR banner
    European Union Special Representative for Central Asia banner
    38/45 Pictures
  • Banner 'Discover Kazakhstan', national clothes, blue dress, yurt and books
    Kazakh national clothes, yurt, crafts and books
    39/45 Pictures
  • Banner that says 'Welcome to Uzbekistan' with rack of clothes behind
    Uzbek national clothes and banner
    40/45 Pictures
  • Tajik national instrument, handmade crafts and tourism books
    Tajik national instrument, handmade crafts and tourism books
    41/45 Pictures
  • Man wearing a fluflly hat and colourful outfit with vertical lines of colour
    Uzbek traditional clothing
    42/45 Pictures
  • Samosas on the left and round pieces of dough on the right
    Tajik samsas
    43/45 Pictures
  • Green clothes on mannequin, table with instrument and other objects
    Tajik national clothes, handmade crafts, national instrument
    44/45 Pictures
  • Portrait of a Tajik woman wearing a crown with gold accents on the clothes
    Portrait of a Tajik woman, part of the photo exhibition on Central Asia in the EEAS
    45/45 Pictures