Uzbekistan intends to increase tourism potential  

On September 19, Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave a number of assignments to the Ministry of Transport at the videoconference meeting regarding measures to further increase the potential of domestic and foreign tourism.

“Now it is time for Transport Minister Makhkamov to wake up,” the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

The Ministry of Transport has been entrusted with the following tasks:

• informing the aviation authorities of all countries that all restrictions on flights and routes of foreign airlines at Samarkand airport have been removed;
• reaching an agreement with foreign airlines and launching at least 10 international flights a day to Samarkand from Europe, Asia, America, Arab countries and neighboring countries;
• launching at least 1 flight every day from Valley regions, Nukus, Urganch and Termiz.

The Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to approve the program of one-year international meetings and conferences in Samarkand within a month.

In general, it was pointed out that within five days, it is necessary to develop a separate draft decision on the use of new complexes in Samarkand, as well as the provision of additional benefits and facilities for this purpose.