Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili. The parties discussed the ways to further expand the cooperation with the United Nations’ organization.
Uzbekistan has been a member of the UNWTO since 1993. Over the past period, important initiatives and joint programs have been implemented aimed at tapping the huge potential of the industry and promoting Uzbekistan’s tourism brand at the international level. There is also a regional office of the Organization for the Great Silk Road in our country.
The partnership has been stepped up noticeably in recent years. Currently, joint preparations are underway for the 25th session of the UNWTO General Assembly in the city of Samarkand in 2023.
Zurab Pololikashvili highly valued the outcomes of the ongoing reforms aimed at developing modern tourism infrastructure in Uzbekistan, including the creation of favorable conditions for the implementation of business initiatives that contribute to the qualitative growth of external and internal tourism indicators.
An agreement was reached on the adoption of a Roadmap to expand mutually beneficial cooperation between our country and the UNWTO, which will include measures to promote the tourism brand of Uzbekistan, conduct effective information campaigns, train highly qualified personnel, and implement other important projects.
