The ceremony of handing over books to the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage took place at the “Hilton Tashkent City” Hotel with the participation of representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Uzbekistan Darkhan Satybaldy.

During the conversation D.Satibaldi noted that Kazakhstan highly appreciates the attention paid in Uzbekistan to the field of education and the introduction of the latest methods in higher educational institutions of the country. It was emphasized that the formation of the library of the “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage with world literature on tourism, history and culture of peoples on the Great Silk Road will serve to further improve the professional level of personnel in the field of tourism and the development of the tourism industry in Central Asia.

A.Abdukhakimov also expressed gratitude for the initiative of the Kazakh side, noted Uzbekistan's readiness to deepen cooperation with the countries of the Central Asian region on the development of the tourism sector, training in this area, the introduction of new regional tourist routes, as well as the early launch of a single "Silkvisa" to visit the Central Asian republics.