DUSHANBE: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have discussed measures to expand tourism exchanges, develop cross-border tourism and jointly promote Central Asia as a unified destination in international markets.Deputy Chairman of Uzbekistan’s Tourism Committee Sanjar Tojiev held talks with Nurbol Baizhanov, Chairman of the Committee of Tourism Industry of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports, during meetings in Dushanbe.
The sides discussed organizing joint tourism presentations, forums, press tours and weekend travel programmes linking Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan’s Turkestan, Kyzylorda and Mangystau regions.The Kazakh side was also invited to participate in the 31st Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road,” scheduled for November 25–27, 2026.The Uzbek delegation also met with Yulia Zaikova, Head of the Travel HUB “The Commonwealth” Project, and a representative of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat.
During Uzbekistan’s presidency of the CIS Tourism Council, the sides discussed expanding cooperation through the Travel Hub Sodruzhestvo project and promoting Uzbekistan’s tourism potential and projects on the platform throughout 2027.The meetings concluded with an agreement to strengthen tourist exchanges, business ties and joint tourism projects.
