National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In particular, in a dialogue with the adviser to the Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Algorraeb, information was provided on the ongoing work on the development of tourism infrastructure in Uzbekistan, and the issue of attracting Saudi investors to the construction of the "Kadimiy Bukhoro" tourist zone was discussed. As a result, an agreement was reached to organize a meeting with investors to familiarize themselves with the project. 

An agreement was reached with the Ambassador of Morocco in Uzbekistan, Mohammed Adil Embarsh, on the development of advertising projects on the theme of the famous Arab researcher "In the footsteps of Ibn Battuta". 

At a meeting with the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Kh. Noziri discussed the results of the event "Shakhrisabz-the ECO tourist city in 2024". In turn, it was decided to speed up the process of agreeing with the member countries on the establishment of the ECO Advisory Council on Tourism, initiated by the President of Uzbekistan. 

During the meeting with the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan, A. Shamuratov, it was agreed to sign a cooperation program between the Khorezm region and the "Avaza" tourist zone to organize mutual trips in case of the simplification of the visa system by the Government of Turkmenistan. 

At a meeting with the Regional Director of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the Middle East, Basmah Al-Mayman, the importance of human resources in the development of tourism was emphasized. Ms. Al-Mayman highly appreciated the policy of the Government of Uzbekistan in this area and proposed to establish cooperation between the UN Tourism Academies in Samarkand and Saudi Arabia. The Uzbek side supported this initiative and put forward a proposal to organize, within the framework of cooperation, training not only teachers, but also students in academies for one year. 

At the meeting, an agreement was reached on the development of mechanisms for this experiment. At a meeting with the Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development of Tajikistan, Kamoliddin Muminzod, it was stressed that Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are closely linked and that most tourists visiting Tajikistan are citizens of Uzbekistan. According to Kamoliddin Muminzod, Tajikistan is very interested in the "Uzbek experience" in the development of tourism. At the meeting, an agreement was reached on organizing regular B2B meetings, organizing trips of Uzbek schoolchildren during the summer holidays to Tajikistan, increasing the number of mutual information tours, as well as coordinating the existing regulatory framework in the field of tourism. 

During the conversation with the Vice Minister for Tourism for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Ghada Shalaby, an agreement was reached on the implementation of a number of projects to increase the number of flights, simplify the visa system, and increase the potential of tourist services. 

At a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Information of the State of Kuwait, Nasser Ahmed Muhaisan, an agreement was reached to develop an agreement and a program containing specific proposals and directions between the two countries, accelerate participation in exhibitions and mutual visits, as well as strengthen relations between business circles. 

The implementation of agreements reached in recent years was discussed with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture of Malaysia, Dato' Roslan Tan Sri. It was noted that the main areas of cooperation are education and Umra+ tours.

 

At the same time, the issue of resuming the application of group fares for air tickets for tourists visiting our country on the Umra+ route was considered. 

At the meeting with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah Al Saleh, issues of organizing information tours, accelerating participation in exhibitions and organizing B2B meetings, exchanging airtime, and various joint advertising projects ("The coolest winter", "How to spend $100 in Uzbekistan", etc.) were discussed. 

The issue of creating an Uzbek-Kazakh tourist ring and forming cross-border tours in Central Asia was discussed with the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Yerkinbayev.

The parties reached an agreement on the development of joint projects for the development of ecotourism in a new direction (the organization of extreme tours along the bottom of the ancient Tethys ocean in the direction of the Bozhira tract, organization of grand tours on the lakes of the two countries).