At the opening of the event, Minister of Ecology Aziz Abdukhakimov shared his welcoming words.

"This year's symposium was dedicated to the theme "Sculpture, the Environment, and Climate Change". The sculptural works with a unique original idea, created due to a month of hard work, rich experience, and great skill, show how relevant the environmental protection agenda has become for humanity today. I am deeply grateful to all the sculptors who participated in the symposium," said the minister.

Twenty sculptors from the People's Republic of China, India, Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, Spain, Russia, Estonia, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Kenya attended the symposium, as well as seven professional sculptors from Uzbekistan.

"150 domestic and foreign sculptors sent about 600 projects to participate in the symposium. 27 of the best were selected among them. Each sculptural model reflected a certain idea aimed at protecting nature", said Matnazar Elmurodov, Adviser to the Minister of Ecology. "At the same time, this symposium will serve to further develop the art of sculpture in our country", added he.

Within the framework of the symposium, sculptors created more than 20 sculptural works dedicated to global and regional environmental problems, on climate change, urban planning, and improving the ecological and aesthetic culture of the population.

 "The pollution of nature was caused primarily by humanity. People have been damaging the environment in various ways since time immemorial. Now it's time to put an end to this situation, that is, to wake up. That is why I depicted the image of a man kneeling in front of nature and asking for forgiveness and called this work "Awakening", said Iranian sculptor Shaho Rezai.

At the end of the event, the sculptors were presented an honorarium of 2,000 US dollars, a special certificate and gifts.

For information, sculptures created within the framework of the symposium will be placed in parks, recreation areas, entertainment, and tourist centers of Tashkent to form the cultural environment and artistic image of the capital, as well as at the Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies ("Green University").