Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Uzbek Embassy in Germany, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development and the Uzbegim Cultural Tourism Center in the Czech Republic organized a meeting with the Uzbek diaspora at the Samarkand national restaurant in Prague.

More than 50 compatriots living in different regions of the Czech Republic and representatives of major travel companies took part in it.

During the meeting, a presentation was held on tourism opportunities in Uzbekistan, various types of tourism and measures taken in the development of tourism infrastructure of the country. The topic of increasing the role of compatriots in promoting the tourism potential of Uzbekistan abroad and developing cooperation in the field of tourism was also discussed in detail.

As part of the event, the Uzbek diaspora in the Czech Republic carried out an action on placing car stickers on private cars, representing a tourist brand of Uzbekistan with contact information of the country, and also distributing various handouts about the tourist potential of the republic.

“I am very pleased with our meeting today, because, being far from our homeland, we would like to contribute to its development. The Czech people are very interested in the rich culture, history, traditions and national cuisine of Uzbekistan. I try to give them as much information as possible. At today’s meeting, I was pleased to receive handouts that reflect the tourist potential of our country. We have agreed with the State Committee on the further implementation of various projects aimed at developing the tourism sector of Uzbekistan,” our compatriot Sardor Saliev said.

During the visit of the delegation of the State Committee for Tourism to the Czech Republic, meetings were held with representatives of a number of travel companies, during which information on the tourism potential of Uzbekistan was provided. Following the meetings, Czech companies noted their willingness to promote the popularization of our country’s tourist brand in the Czech Republic.

“We are actively cooperating with the State Committee for the Development of Tourism, including the implementation of joint projects with Czech tourism companies to promote the tourism potential of Uzbekistan in the Czech Republic. As part of these projects, we will ensure the wide participation of our compatriots, mobilize their opportunities and efforts, and also promote the tourism sector of Uzbekistan in the Czech media,” Ulugbek Uktamov, head of the cultural and tourist center Uzbegim, said.

It should be noted that these meetings are the next step in implementing the initiatives of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to establish and strengthen cooperation with compatriots in the context of promoting the tourism potential of Uzbekistan abroad.