On April 29, 2024, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Italy T. Bazarbaev received the Director of the Italian Archaeological Center for Prehistoric Research and RockArt “Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici” T. Cittadini. During the meeting the parties discussed the plans on implementation of the projects within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation signed with the assistance of the Embassy between the CCSP Center and the Republican Inspectorate for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments under the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2023.

T.Cittadini with satisfaction noted the introductory seminar “Comparative Rock Art: The Cultural Heritage of Kyrgyzstan and the Camonica Valley”, successfully organized and held in 2023 in the Alpine Camonica Valley with participation of the experts and professors from Kyrgyzstan.

The Italian side announced the organization of international seminars on rock art in Italy in summer 2024 with the participation of researchers from Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Brazil and other countries. She also informed that with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, it is planned to organize an Italian archaeological mission to the Fergana Valley and the Uzgen region of Kyrgyzstan in August 2024. The mission will include mapping archaeological sites, research and data collection using GPS satellite navigation systems.

Ambassador T. Bazarbaev also discussed with T. Cittadini the prospects of organizing an international exhibition on petroglyphs of Kyrgyzstan in 2024-2025 with the subsequent release of a catalog.

For reference: The Camonica Valley in region Lombardia is a UNESCO cultural heritage site that houses the largest collection of petroglyphs in Europe. The CCSP Archaeological Center houses the World Archive of RockArt, which contains cataloged documents and numerous surveys of sites carried out around the world.

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