SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - OCTOBER 29: A view from the historic city of Samarkand as it prepares to host the largest event in its history with the 43rd General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to begin on Oct. 30, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on October 29, 2025. Located along the route of the Great Silk Road and home to more than a hundred historical and cultural monuments with a rich history spanning 3,000 years, Samarkand will tomorrow host the start of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body, the General Conference. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )