On December 18, 2021, the 16th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage completed its work at the UNESCO headquarters (Paris, France). During the meeting of the Committee, elections were held to the Evaluation Body of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. As a result of the vote, among the three countries of the Asia-Pacific Group – China, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan – candidates for this elected body, Kyrgyzstan, which was represented by Aigine Cultural Research Center, an…