A working group headed by the advisor to the chairman of the State committee for tourism development, Utkir Saidov is in Surkhandarya region. In the course of the study, the working group gets acquainted with the state of compliance with the legislation on the state language in tourist facilities, entertainment establishments and the regional management of tourism development.

Foreign adviser to the chairman of the State committee for tourism development Sodik Badak visited the Syrdarya region and Tashkent, where he met with business representatives in the tourism sector.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Abdukhakimov paid a working visit to Madrid, Spain on 18 January. There, A. Abdukhakimov met with the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Zurab Pololikashvili.

The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili praised the initiative of Uzbekistan to start tourism from childhood, noting that this initiative will be introduced as a separate subject in schools around the world and will create a textbook in the field. Pololikashvili made the announcement during 113th of Executive Council session of UNWTO attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development Aziz Abdukhakimov.

The Uzbek delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister the Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development A. Abdukhakimov took part in the meeting of the UNWTO Committee on the Global Tourism Crisis.