PARIS, October 23. /Dunyo IA/.  A solemn ceremony was held at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in France to present the “Oltin Qalam” (“Golden Pen”) National Award to French journalist, founder and director of the “Georama” publishing house Didier Labouche, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Event took place within the framework of the visit of the delegation of the Journalists' Union of Uzbekistan to France. It was attended by French journalists, as well as students of the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) studying the Uzbek language.

During the ceremony, Didier Labouche and Galina Polonskaya were also presented with certificates of honorary membership in the Journalists' Union of Uzbekistan.

Furthermore, within the framework of the assigned task, video interviews were organized with French INALCO students studying the Uzbek language. In the conversations, they spoke about their interest in learning the language, shared their opinions on the history, culture and traditions of Uzbekistan, and expressed their attitude toward the country.