On January 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a presentation on developing trade and service infrastructure and constructing cultural and tourism facilities.

Following the instructions issued during the video conference on December 18 last year, projects were considered to effectively use the country’s tourism potential, and increase the number of tourist destinations and the country’s tourism carrying capacity.

Particularly, the picturesque mountainous landscapes of Shakhrisabz district of Kashkadarya region and Parkent district of Tashkent region attract the attention of numerous tourists, especially in the spring and summer seasons. Projects include the construction of modern resorts in Miraki village in Shakhrisabz, and in the Nurabad and Kumushkon areas of Parkent.

It is also planned to build hostels, repurpose existing buildings for trade and services, and landscape the Maidanak plateau in Kashkadarya region.

Traditional Uzbek bazaars are one of the centers of attraction for tourists. But today, some of our markets are not attractive to tourists; they lack national traditions and culture.

In this regard, the Head of state instructed to develop a project of market complexes that reflect the national culture. At today’s presentation, preliminary projects were reviewed to transform the markets of historical cities into complexes attractive to tourists.

“Markets should be turned into a country’s landmark, preserving their unique features. Food, clothing, jewelry stores, gastronomic, and entertainment establishments should harmoniously complement each other and attract buyers and tourists," Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

The importance of studying the relevant experience of Turkey and Arab countries and attracting foreign specialists to the design was noted.

The presentation also covered information about the markets planned to be built in tourist centers like Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. The Head of State instructed on reflecting the region’s traditions in the projects and creating favorable conditions for tourists.

At a meeting of the Republican Council on Spirituality and Enlightenment, the President raised the issue of improving the activities of the Tashkent State Circus. Plans to renovate the building of this cultural institution and construct an educational building with 300 seats to integrate training and practice in the process of training circus arts personnel were discussed.

The Head of state gave instructions on project finalization and high-quality implementation.