8 November, 2011

Politics:
Hungarian President starts official visit to Uzbekistan
Uzbek-Hungarian business forum held
Foreign leaders congratulate President with Qurban Hayit
Society:
The winners of Tashkent International Tourism Exhibition receive prizes and certificates
Tourism potential of Uzbekistan to be presented in London

POLICY

Hungarian President starts official visit to Uzbekistan

On the invitation of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Hungary Pal Schmitt has arrived in Tashkent November 6 with official visit.

The leader of Hungary is expected to hold bilateral talks on the highest level during the three-day visit.

A joint declaration outlining the prospects of Uzbek-Hungarian cooperation is to be signed following negotiations.

A range of intergovernmental and interagency documents are anticipated to be inked to cover political, trade-economic, investment, scientific and technical aspects of bilateral interaction.

The Hungarian delegation is projected to travel to the Legislative Chamber (lower house) of Uzbekistan’s Oliy Majlis and get familiar with remarkable sights in the city of Tashkent.

A large group of officials from Hungarian businesses has arrived in Uzbekistan with President Pal Schmitt set to hold a business forum with Uzbek colleagues as part of the visit.

The visit program includes a journey to the city of Bukhara where the guests are to view the world-renowned historical and architectural monuments and places of interest in one of Central Asia’s most ancient centers.

(Source: Press-Service of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Uzbek-Hungarian business forum held

The forum of business circles of Uzbekistan and Hungary was held on 7 November in Tashkent in the framework of the official visit of President of Hungary Pal Schmitt.

The forum participants discussed expansion of Uzbek-Hungarian trade-economic and investment cooperation. It covered areas like bilateral trade, investment, fuel and energy, banking and finance, construction, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, healthcare, transport and transport communications, information technologies, electronics, tourism and others.

Deputy minister for foreign economic relations, investments and trade of Uzbekistan Shavkat Tulyaganov noted the consistent development of cooperation between the two countries in all spheres.

Uzbekistan and Hungary enjoy the most preferential treatment regime in trade. In 2010, the volume of bilateral trade increased by 37%.

“Hungary attaches great importance to cooperation with Uzbekistan,” said deputy minister of economics of Hungary Roza Nagy. “At the business forum, a number of documents in various areas were signed. This opens great opportunities to jointly implement many promising projects.”

The Hungarian business people were provided with detailed information about the main areas for investments in Uzbekistan, in particular in the Navoi free industrial and economic zone. A number of large companies of Hungary expressed intention to expand their operations in Uzbekistan.

At the business forum, the sides signed agreements on strengthening cooperation between the two countries in trade and industry, investments, banking and finance, energy, medicine, pharmaceuticals, tourism, food and chemical industries.

The forum completed with a cooperation exchange, in which representatives of companies and enterprises of Uzbekistan and Hungary participated.

Foreign leaders congratulate President with Qurban Hayit

Heads of states and international organizations have sent congratulatory letters to President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on the occasion of Qurban Hayit (Eid al Adha). In their letters, the foreign leaders wished good health and successes to the head of the state and peace and prosperity to the people of Uzbekistan.

The following leaders sent their letters to the President of Uzbekistan:

President of the United States of America Barack Obama,

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

King of Jordan Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein,

King of Morocco Mohammed VI,

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov,

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon,

Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas,

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,

Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeliddin Ihsanoglu,

Chairman of Muslim Board of Caucasus Sheikh-ul-Islam Pashazade.

SOCIETY

The winners of Tashkent International Tourism Exhibition receive prizes and certificates

Tashkent International Tourism Fair held a few contests and the winners were awarded with diplomas and prizes.

The competition "Golden Fund of tourism and tour activities of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was quite relevant. About 50 people got awards, they were professionals in the field of tourism, hospitality and tour-guides.

Ten people: teachers from various educational institutions of Uzbekistan won the nomination "The best teacher, a mentor of tourism-2011".

The contest titled "For active participation in the employment of graduates of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was quite interesting. In this category 15 people were awarded diplomas.

The most striking and memorable contest was a competition of tourist photos "The Silk Road". The competition features over 400 pictures by 68 photographers from 6 countries. The competition winner was Ernest Kurtveliev, who was awarded a 5-day tourist trip to the Czech Republic.

(Source: UzReport.com)

Tourism potential of Uzbekistan to be presented in London

International tourism fair World Travel Market 2011 will be held in the capital of Great Britain London on 7-10 November.

Uzbekistan, located in the heart of the Silk Road, attracts tourists from all over the world with its unique historical monuments, rich culture, traditions and scenic beauty.

Uzbekistan is an active participant of many international tourism fairs held in various states. National Company Uzbektourism is working closely with many travel companies in other countries to demonstrate the tourism potential of Uzbekistan to the world.

The World Travel Market 2011 is one such opportunity for the broader demonstration of the tourism potential of Uzbekistan, the company said.

World Travel Market is one of the lartest international tourism fairs. Last year’s fair was attended by 5,044 companies from 152 countries.
It is expected that this year’s fair will also gather thousands of representatives of tourism agencies and companies, scientists and experts from more than 150 countries.

According to Uzbektourism, Uzbekistan will be represented by companies like Uzbekistan Airways, Uzbekistan Railways and Uzbektourism itself.
The participation in the fair will open new opportunities for tourism development in Uzbekistan and expansion of cooperation with foreign partners.

(Source: UzA News Agency)