Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - A presentation of the pilgrim tourism of Uzbekistan was held in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. Within the framework of the event, B2B meetings were held between tour operators of the two countries.

It should be noted that within the framework of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures for the further development of domestic and pilgrim tourism in the Republic of Uzbekistan" and the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On additional measures for the development of domestic and pilgrim tourism", the activities carried out on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Uzbekistan, chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development Aziz Abdukhakimov, aroused great interest among the people of Chechnya.

The presentation of the pilgrim tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the city of Grozny was opened by the adviser to the chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development Utkir Saidov, who spoke about the great attention paid to the development of tourism in the country in recent years and urged everyone to visit Uzbekistan.

Also at the opening speech was made by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic Dzhanbulat Umarov, who noted the reasonable policy pursued by the leaders of the two countries and friendly relations between the countries. “I am glad to convey to you the greetings and best wishes of the President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov. You and I are followers of the great Islamic civilization. If we look at the history of the world, the Uzbek people were one of the founders of the great Islamic civilization with their scientists, architects, thinkers and poets, doctors. Many thanks to your President for the fact that for the sake of friendship and cooperation you were sent to the fraternal people, ”said Dzhanbulat Umarov.

The Minister of the Chechen Republic for Tourism Muslim Baytaziev also spoke at the event: “We are very glad that we are connected by a long history with the Uzbek people. As a republic that has only recently begun to develop tourism, it is very important for us to study and adopt the experience of Uzbekistan in this area. "

The minister also added that the tour operators of Uzbekistan and Chechnya agreed to develop new tourist routes and tourism products, to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation within the framework of B2B meetings. The visit, organized by the State Committee for Tourism Development and the master class of the famous calligrapher Habibullah Salih, aroused great interest among the visitors.

In addition, pilaf, a gastronomic treasure of the Uzbek people, was prepared in the center of Grozny, and an Uzbek table was laid for the Chechens. The public was impressed by the event. She expressed a desire to systematically carry out such promotions.

It should be noted that the delegation included representatives of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development, the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, the International Islamic Academy and the Association of Chefs of Uzbekistan. The State Committee for Tourism Development thanks the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Russia and the Consulate General in Rostov-on-Don for their active assistance in organizing events to promote tourism in Chechnya.