On November 2 of this year, the legendary hockey player of the 80s, and today the Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Russian Federation on Physical Culture and Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Vyacheslav Fetisov visited our university. Rector of “Silk Road” University of Tourism A.Abdukhakimov met the guest of honor and had a dialogue. During the dialog they talked about the work that is being carried out in our country today in the field of tourism, about the infrastructure being created and about cooperation with the Russian state in this direction. It was noted that the number of visitors coming to our country this year has increased one more time than in previous years, and it is expected that next year this figure will amount to ten million. The attractiveness of our country in the field of tourism has not left the citizens of the Russian state indifferent. This can be seen in the number of Russians visiting our country. Also during the dialog Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs, said that historical monuments, conditions created in tourism are a huge opportunity for the development of this sphere in the Republic of Uzbekistan and there are still many tasks that can be solved between the two countries. Then Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs, took a close look at the activities of our university, where specialists in the field of tourism are trained, organized on the initiative of our honorable President.