Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - A meeting was held at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in London with the executive director of the British Islamic Trade Association, Eman Mustafa, Dunyo news agency reported.

The British Islamic Trade Association is a non-profit organization that organizes exhibitions, major pilgrimage tourism events and halal festivals.

The head of the British association emphasized that ensuring the participation of Uzbek tourism companies and manufacturers of halal products at major exhibitions organized by the British Association of Islamic Trade will have a positive impact on bilateral trade and economic relations.

During the meeting, the reforms carried out in our country in the field of tourism in recent years were considered, in particular, the conditions created for tourist pilgrims, information was presented about hotels, halal restaurants, a new tourist complex in Samarkand, as well as samples of folk arts and crafts art.

An agreement was reached on widespread promotion of the tourism potential of Uzbekistan among the Muslim British public, joint promotional activities, and the development of participation of Uzbek travel companies in halal tourism festivals in the UK.