Aziz Abdukhakimov met with foreign ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of foreign countries and representatives of the diplomatic corps in Uzbekistan visited the State committee for tourism development.  

At the beginning of the meeting, Aziz Abdukhakimov expressed his sincere gratitude for the constant cooperation and efforts to comprehensively develop relations between the countries, including in the field of tourism, cultural heritage and sports.  

The guests were informed about the work carried out by the Government of Uzbekistan to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic and support the tourism sector, rapid recovery and search for new growth points.  

Considering the fact that the safety of tourists is an important factor in a pandemic around the world, a presentation of the new system of sanitary and epidemiological security “Uzbekistan. Safe travel GUARANTEED”.  

The participants of the event were also familiarized with the activities of the Silk Road International Tourism University in Samarkand, created on the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as the library at the university.  

At the end of the event, the parties discussed issues of further strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism, exchange of information on mitigating the consequences of the pandemic. Representatives of the diplomatic corps of foreign countries expressed their readiness to intensify cooperation on the discussed initiatives and projects. 

The event was attended by ambassadors and diplomats from countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Japan, Israel, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Iran, R. Korea, Azerbaijan and Italy.  

For reference: over the past three years, the Silk Road International University of Tourism in Samarkand has created the most innovative and modern education system in Uzbekistan, which significantly strengthened the position of the university and attracted foreign professors and teachers. A lot of work is done to provide students with the latest and most relevant teaching materials.