Uzbekistan, WTO Discuss Implementation Of Joint Programs And Projects
Date
6/17/2024 8:08:40 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 17. Uzbekistan and
the UN World tourism Organization (WTO) have discussed the
continuation of joint efforts on the implementation of programs and
projects aimed at creating comfortable conditions and facilities
for tourists, development of pilgrimage, and cultural and cognitive
tourism, including domestic tourism, Trend reports.
The issue was discussed at the meeting between President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and UN WTO Secretary-General Zurab
Pololikashvili in Samarkand.
The sides discussed further expansion of Uzbekistan's
multifaceted cooperation with the UN WTO at the meeting.
Both parties reviewed the implementation of agreements reached
and initiatives put forward at the 25th session of the General
Assembly of the organization, which was held in Samarkand in
October 2023. The UN WTO Secretary-General highly appreciated the
adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution initiated by
Uzbekistan on declaring 2027 the International Year of Sustainable
and Resilient Tourism.
President Mirziyoyev noted that the organization is a strategic
partner of Uzbekistan in the development of modern tourist
infrastructure and the popularization of tourist destinations in
the country.
Furthermore, during the meeting, special attention was paid to
the training of qualified personnel in the field of hospitality and
service with the effective use of opportunities of the
International Academy of Tourism operating in Samarkand.
In order to popularize the tourist destination in Uzbekistan,
the parties agreed to expand practical cooperation in supporting
the participation of Uzbek tour operators in major international
tourism fairs and exhibitions.
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