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Belarus received a delegation from the tourism industry of Uzbekistan

Representatives of the tourism industry of Uzbekistan will visit the Brest region on May 17-18, BelTA learned from the press service of the Brest Regional Executive Committee.

The delegation includes representatives of the Tourism Committee under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan and tour operators.

"This is the first visit. We need to visit each other often. Belarus is a beautiful country. Uzbekistan and Belarus are friendly countries. It's one thing to know about it, another thing is to see it with your own eyes," said Umid Shadiyev, Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan.

According to Vadim Kravchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee, the region pays great attention to the development of the tourism industry. The infrastructure is improving; the number of tourist sites is growing. The priority areas are historical and cultural, health tourism, agroecotourism. The region contributes to the development of MICE, industrial and gastronomic tourism.

"Domestic tourism is gaining momentum in our country. There are quite a lot of interesting places in the Brest region. The biggest attractions are, of course, the Brest Fortress and Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Many people fall in love with the Kossovsky Palace. Our sanatoriums are in high demand due to their quality and affordable prices. Medical tourism has become very popular among foreigners," Vadim Kravchuk listed.

Guests from Uzbekistan visited the Ruzhany health resort, where they got acquainted with the list of health and recreation services. They also visited the Sapieh Ruzhansky Palace and the Kossovsky Palace Park. The program of the Uzbek delegation's visit also includes excursions to the city of Brest, the Brest Hero Fortress and Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Guests will also feel the flavor of outdoor recreation in the countryside by visiting one of the estates in the Kamenetsky district.

Belarus and Uzbekistan are committed to developing close cooperation in the field of tourism.