CAREC Regional Workshop—Promoting Regional Tourism Cooperation under CAREC 2030

Tourism officials from the 11 CAREC member countries, private sector representatives, and tour operators met to deliberate on key challenges and opportunities for regional initiatives and collaborative actions to promote tourism development in the region.

Uzbekistan Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Investments Shukhrat Vafaev opened the workshop. Uzbekistan First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development Ulugbek Kasimkhodjaev chaired the meeting, assisted by Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division (CWRC) Director Safdar Parvez and ADB Urban Development and Water Division (CWUW) Director Yong Ye.

ADB Uzbekistan Resident Mission Deputy Country Director Cindy Malvicini provided opening remarks.