Dear participants of the Congress, scholars, and distinguished guests!

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On behalf of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the World Festival of Traditional Culture and Music «Ruh Sanat,» I sincerely congratulate you on the publication of the materials of the International Congress «Traditional Culture and Art: Issues of Preservation and Development» in the form of a special edition of the scientific journal «Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic»!