On November 18 of this year in Samarkand campus of the International Academy of Tourism together with the Association of Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic "Destination Osh" held Uzbek-Kyrgyz Tourism Forum.

The main purpose of the forum is to increase the flow of interregional tourists, development of educational tourism. In recent years, the expansion of close friendly ties between the two neighboring countries has had a positive impact on the tourism sector, creating new tourist routes in the region and laying the foundation for further intensification of mutual cultural exchange.

The event featured presentations on the tourism potential of Samarkand and Osh regions. Information was provided on tourist routes of the two regions, infrastructural opportunities and quality of services provided. Also during the event new cooperation projects, joint tourism programs and additional opportunities for attracting tourists were discussed, contracts were signed between entrepreneurs working in the field of tourism from both countries.

At the end of the forum a memorandum of cooperation between Samarkand and Osh regions was signed, and further agreement was reached to work on new projects between the regions in the field of tourism.

По итогам форума был подписан меморандум о сотрудничестве между Самаркандской и Ошской областями, и в дальнейшем была достигнута договоренность о работе над новыми проектами между регионами в сфере туризма.