OSAKA, November 10. /Dunyo IA/.  Diplomats of the Embassy of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the President of the Japanese company “Nankai Travel International” Yasuhito Kiyohara, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

During the conversation, parties discussed the tourism potential of Uzbekistan, the development of new tourism products for Japanese travellers, and the expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the tourism sector.

President of the company noted that in 2024, a business trip to Uzbekistan was organized for more than 10 representatives of small and medium-sized businesses from Osaka and emphasized that interest in our country is growing.

Furthermore, company expressed interest in developing new tour packages to Uzbekistan focused on independent travel and educational tourism.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to develop special tour packages to Uzbekistan for residents of Nara and to hold a presentation in the city dedicated to the tourism opportunities of our country, timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the establishment of sister-city relations between Samarkand and Nara in 2027.

In addition, an agreement was reached to develop cooperation in organizing educational trips to Uzbekistan for schoolchildren from the Osaka region.