BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan are discussing new initiatives to increase tourist
exchanges, develop cross-border travel and jointly promote Central
Asia, following the today's talks in Dushanbe.


This was reflected in the statement by the Uzbekistan’s Tourism
Committee, following a series of meetings held in Dushanbe between
a delegation from Uzbekistan’s Tourism Committee, representatives
of CIS member states and leaders of international tourism
projects.


Uzbekistan Tourism Committee Deputy Chairman Sanjar Tajiyev met
with Nurbol Baizhanov, chairman of the Tourism Industry Committee
of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The officials
discussed expanding tourist exchanges between the two countries,
developing interregional and cross-border tourism, and jointly
promoting Central Asia in third-country markets.


“Strengthening cooperation in tourism will allow Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan to expand tourist exchanges, develop cross-border routes
and present Central Asia as a unified destination to international
travelers,” the Uzbek Tourism Committee said.


The sides also considered joint presentations, tourism forums
and familiarization tours, as well as the development of weekend
travel programs linking Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan’s Turkestan,
Kyzylorda and Mangystau regions.


Uzbekistan invited Kazakhstan to participate with a national
pavilion in the 31st Tashkent International Tourism Fair — Tourism
on the Silk Road (TITF–2026), scheduled for November 25–27 in
Tashkent.







The Uzbek delegation also met with Yulia Zaikova, a
representative of the Secretariat of the Council of the CIS
Interparliamentary Assembly and head of the international tourism
project Travel Hub “Commonwealth.”


The meeting focused on cooperation with Travel Hub
“Commonwealth” during Uzbekistan’s chairmanship of the CIS Council
for Tourism. Uzbekistan proposed regularly promoting the country’s
tourism potential and projects through the platform throughout
2027.


The sides also discussed organizing a special session during
TITF–2026 with representatives of the tourism industries of CIS
member states.


The proposed initiatives are aimed at increasing visibility for
Central Asian destinations, creating new travel products and
strengthening business ties among tourism companies across the
region.


The meetings concluded with an agreement to continue cooperation
on expanding tourist exchanges, strengthening business ties and
implementing joint tourism initiatives.