Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Sports, the Rector of the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage  Aziz Abdukhakimov, within the framework of the Tashkent Youth Forum - 2021, met with youth, where he spoke about projects and work done in the field of tourism and sports.

At the beginning of his speech, the minister shared an important event for Uzbekistan - the inclusion of the art of bakhshi in the Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.  A special video was shown showing the history of the development of bakhshi art on the territory of Uzbekistan.

In his speech, the Minister stressed his readiness to work with young people on their promising projects in the fields of tourism, sports, culture and ecology. He urged young people to be more active, including in matters of environmental protection, and drew attention to the topic of ecology, where he spoke about the impact of the Aral Sea tragedy on people's lives, a series of sports marathons held in the country, one of which was dedicated to the Aral Sea.

For each question, Aziz Abdukhakimov presented a detailed answer and thanked for the interesting ideas that sounded from the participants. Some of them were asked to stay in touch to study their proposals in detail.

It is worth to note, that at last year's Youth Forum, the Minister accepted the proposals of several forum participants and today cooperation with them continues.

Source: www.uzbektourism.com