World tourism news
09.03.2010UNWTO Secretary General Calls Upon the Tourism Sector to Speak with One Voice
Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010).
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04.03.2010UNWTO Activities at ITB 2010: Challenges for the Tourism Sector in a Year of Transformation
2010 is expected to be a year of transformation. The challenges facing the tourism sector in a post-crisis scenario set the framework for the activities and events organized by UNWTO during this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010).
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01.03.2010UNWTO expresses Solidarity to Chile after the Earthquake
In a letter to the Chilean tourism authorities, the UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, conveyed the Organization’s “solidarity with the people of Chile” after the earthquake that hit Chile on 27 February.
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Uzbekistan toursim news
19.02.2010President of Uzbekistan meets with US Special Representative
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Richard Holbrooke, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, at Oqsaroy on February 19, 2010.
Welcoming the prominent US diplomat, the head of Uzbekistan expressed the attitude of the country toward further development of Uzbek-American relations on a constructive basis to ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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16.02.2010President of Uzbekistan receives head of ADB
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda at Oqsaroy residence in Tashkent on 16 February.
Welcoming the head of ADB, President Karimov said that Uzbekistan was actively cooperating with many international financial institutions, and that ties with ADB were especially important for the country.
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09.02.2010569th anniversary of Alisher Navoi marked
The 569th anniversary of Alisher Navoi was marked on 9 February with a traditional ceremony at the National Park of Uzbekistan, which bears the name of the great poet and thinker.
Poets and writers, scientists, teachers, students, representatives of culture and art spheres, government and public organizations, as well as foreign diplomats took part in the ceremony.
The participants, among them State Advisor to the President H.Sultanov, Vice Prime Minister A.Aripov and hokim (mayor) of Tashkent A.Tukhtayev, laid flowers to the monument of Alisher Navoi.
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Cities of Uzbekistan
Interesting facts about Uzbekistan
History of UzbekistanUzbekistan has rich history that dates back to the depth of millennia. As archeologists witness, it is one of the most ancient places inhabited by humans whose age exceeded 1 million years. Just during the last half a century the scientists have detected several settlements of people of stone age. The most ancient Kulbulak and Obi Rakhmon settlements as well as Teshiktash and Amankutan are particularly famous among them.Productive lands, goods water sources, abundance of heat contributed to development of farming. Large areas of deserts and steppes being situated next to farming district served as the pastures for cattle. With their evolution the inhabitants of these regions established various relations with neighbors. Based on the trinity of geographical, economic and social factors formation of ancient states of Sogdiana, Bactria, Khorezm and other took place in the Central Asian between of two rivers.
