Ex-President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Roza Otunbaeva, opens Kyrgyzstan’s first travel forum
The ex-President gave the keynote address to 300 delegates from 15 countries representing 200 organisations at the opening ceremony of the Discovery Central Asia Travel Forum 2012. The forum took place on 28-29 April at the Golden Dragon Hotel, Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan, and is considered to be the first ever travel forum held in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Attendees from Australia to Japan and Tajikistan, from the USA and the UK to Uzbekistan, also heard from the Deputy Minister for Culture and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bakyt Kenenbaev, and 28 other speakers proposing new ways to develop Central Asia’s visitor economy.
President Emomali Rahmon has inaugurated a new Tajik-Greek joint venture, Olympia, in Bobojonghafurov district, Sughd province.
The 17th Conference of Education Ministers of the CIS member states was held on Thursday in Moscow. The issues regarding prospects of cooperation of corresponding departments in the medium term were discussed.
Today the fourth Baku Energy School has launched its activity under the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA).
The Government of Japan will allocate grant for 233 million Japanese yens (about US$2.65 million) for organization of education of Uzbekistan representatives in Japan.