(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 15. Uzbekistan looks
to develop its tourism sector, with help of Chinese companies,
trend reports via
the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan.
The matter was discussed between the First Deputy Minister of
Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Azamov, representatives
of the“New Silk Road Product Center” at the Chinese“Shaanxi
Tourism Group” and representatives of the“Zhejiang Loong Airlines'
airline.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the issues of
increasing the tourist flow from China to the historical cities of
Uzbekistan, developing a special joint tourist route, as well as
carrying out regular and charter flights between tourist cities of
both countries.
Throughout negotiations, the sides also touched upon questions
of exploring China's experience in the development of domestic
tourism.
Chinese side emphasized the activities of the Uzbek-Chinese
Tourism Development Association, which plays an important role in
the development of bilateral cooperation in the field.
Following the talks, the sides agreed on establishing
representative offices in Uzbekistan and China in order to
strengthen the promotion of the tourism potential of the two
countries, as well as reached an agreement on accelerating the
opening of joint travel agencies.
According to the Uzbek State Statistics Committee, some 423,700
foreigners visited Uzbekistan in January 2023 for tourism purposes,
which is 2.5 times more than in the same period last year. The most
tourists came from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and
Türkiye.
From January through September 2022 almost 3.6 million foreign
citizens visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes. This figure
increased by 2.4 million people or 3.2 times compared to the same
period in 2021.
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