The International Educational Forum of Central Asia began work in Tashkent, attended by representatives of more than 40 countries, including ministers of education and science, about 500 heads of Uzbek and foreign universities and over a thousand experts. At the opening ceremony, President Shokkat Mirziyov's message was read. The address mentioned the strengthening of mutual trust, good neighborliness and partnership in a region with a population of about 85 million people, whose main wealth is the young generation that strives for knowledge. The president emphasized that education reforms have become a priority in state policy, and kindergarten, school, vocational education and higher education and science are integrated into one system to ensure continuity.