Rector of Samarkand State University, scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Rustam Halmuradov received the director of the Icelandic International Land Restoration Program GRO LRT Sjöfn Wilhelmsdóttir and the head of the Soil Protection Center Brindis Marteinsdóttir.

      At the meeting under the auspices of UNESCO, issues of land restoration, combating land degradation and the creation of a center for innovative agricultural technologies at Samarkand State University were discussed.

      - This is my first visit to Samarkand. “It’s a beautiful city, it made a good impression on me,” says Sjöfn Vilhelmsdóttir. - Iceland is a book-loving nation. But not a single building looks like a book. I was surprised by the construction of the Samarkand International Airport in the form of a book... I was glad to see the creative work of Samarkand State University, I envied its teachers and students. It is commendable that there are a number of centers where a scientific environment has been formed. I also participated in a conference on food safety at SamSU. The conference was held in high spirits. Well-known foreign scientists also recognized this. Today's meeting was interesting...

Information service of
Samarkand State University