Today, on February 22, 2022 in the conference hall of the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage was held a meeting on the preparation of the city of Samarkand for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2022.

The meeting was held by the deputy governor of the region Rustam Kobilov. It was announced that the Head of State had set the task of starting a thorough preparations for holding all events related to Uzbekistan's chairmanship in the SCO. In this regard, a special headquarters was created under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, which included heads of higher educational institutions, responsible employees of the Main Department of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, representatives of the catering sector, hotels, as well as logistics companies, who will later take a direct part in servicing participants and guests of the international conference.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the organization of volunteer groups in each direction, as well as were developed training manuals for retraining service personnel.

Among the participants of the meeting there were active discussions and an exchange of views on the best preparation for the SCO Summit, which provides Samarkand and citizens with another chance to prove that our city is the tourist capital of the country and the tourist hub of the Central Asian region