H.E. Mr. Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to France and head of the permanent delegation to UNESCO, had the excellent idea of organizing a conference to which I was invited, to speak about this great author. Many European and Asian ambassadors were present to pay tribute to the man who had also been a member of parliament. The author’s son, Mr. Eldar Aitmatov, was also present and spoke to us about his father with justifiable pride.