Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The discussions focused on expanding tourism cooperation between Uzbekistan and France, making effective use of the tourism potential of cultural heritage sites, developing tourism infrastructure and training qualified professionals for the sector.

During the meeting, the Uzbek side presented an overview of ongoing tourism reforms, measures to increase international tourist arrivals and initiatives to unlock the tourism potential of the country’s regions.

Gérard Wolf highlighted the significant opportunities for bilateral cooperation in tourism and proposed exploring French experience in increasing tourism’s contribution to the economy, enhancing the appeal of cultural heritage sites, and training qualified personnel for the tourism and hospitality sectors.

B. Andrieu, Chief Executive Officer of Wilmotte & Associés Architectes, also expressed interest in cooperating on the development of educational programmes in tourism and hospitality, as well as improving Uzbekistan’s tourism infrastructure. It was noted that discussions with the company on urban planning are already underway.

The meeting also addressed the development of mountain tourism. Participants reviewed the work being carried out by the French company MND as part of the Chimgan Tourism Zone project, as well as plans to implement the Uzbek-Courchevel project at the next stage in cooperation with POMA.

The meeting concluded with an exchange of views on diversifying tourism services, enhancing the appeal of cultural heritage sites, developing professional skills and further strengthening cooperation in tourism infrastructure and architecture.