On September 28 of this year, an International online conference on the topic “Problems and prospects of tourism development in the SCO countries” is being held at the “Silk Road” University of Tourism, dedicated to the International Tourism Day.

The conference was organized by the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism, together with the Center for People's Diplomacy of the SCO in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The conference was solemnly opened by the Deputy Prime Minister, Rector of the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism, Mr. Aziz Abdukhakimov, who emphasized the timely discussion of the restoration of tourism among the SCO countries, and the strategic importance of educational, sports, cultural and humanitarian relations between the countries on the organization's agenda.

Representatives of such countries as Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took an active part in the conference.

During the event, the participants actively discussed the development of multilateral cooperation of the SCO member states in such priority areas of humanitarian cooperation as culture, education and tourism. During the meeting, the parties discussed the impact of the coronavirus on the development of the tourism industry in the SCO countries. Special attention was paid to the issues of International declarations and agreements.

Following the results of the online meeting, the participants agreed on cooperation and further cooperation in solving issues of restoring the tourism industry in the post-pandemic period.