A press conference dedicated to "Second International Festival of Traditional Handcrafting Workshops" was held at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Georgia.

The event was led by Nana Dolidze - Head of the Department of Culture of Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Deputy Head of USAID Project "Growth in Georgia" - Ketevan Chumburidze, the Mayor of Akhaltsikhe Municipality - Zaza Melikidze, the Director of Georgian Folk and Applied Art Museu - Ana Shanshiashvili and Irina Mania - Director Traditional Handrcrafting Association.

Press conference covered the information about the participation in the festival and described the variety of activities that will be held within the scope of the Festival.

The festival is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, USAID Project "Growth in Georgia", GIZ / IBIS Project in Georgia, Akhaltsikhe Municipality City Hall, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara Autonomous Republic and Dusheti Municipality.