On September 16 of this year, within the framework of the SCO summit, the Indian delegation visited the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.

During the visit, the delegation got acquainted with the activities of the university, and also handed over more than 200 books about India from the Prime Minister of India to the university library, covering various aspects of the country, such as politics, economy, tourism, culture, history, architecture and other areas.

It should be noted that this transfer of books serves as a vivid example of the development of cultural diplomacy, and also makes a huge contribution to strengthening Uzbek-Indian relations in the field of education and tourism.

At the moment, the university library has a unique collection of books for the preservation of cultural heritage.

Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Rector of the Silk Road University Aziz Abdukhakimov, about 20 thousand books in such areas as tourism, art, history, archeology, ethnology, geopolitics, economics, cultural studies, religious studies, painting, sculpture, architecture, cultural heritage, were delivered to the library in the shortest possible time. Also, the university library has more than 100 thousand books in electronic format.