A chain of hotels considering religious rituals, the ziyarat-hotels must be established in Uzbekistan noted Aziz Abduhakimov, the Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development in his interview for VisitUzbekistan journal.
“In the nearest future ziyarat tourism would be become the main direction in the development of internal and external tourism in our country. However there are still several things we must do for the conveniences of visitors in our airports, railway and bus stations which are washing and pray rooms. We are planning to establish a chain of hotels that foresees religious rituals of visitors. Besides, “Halal” and “Kosher” standards are expected to be introduced”.
According to his words, with the introduction of non-visa agreement between Turkey and Uzbekistan the number of visitors-ziyarat tourists to Uzbekistan from Turkey is expected to be raised to 3-4 times that is around 100-150 thousand visitors annually.
Earlier it was informed that during the official visit of R.T. Erdogan, Turkish President the memorandum was signed between the Committee for Tourism Development of Uzbekistan and its Turkish partners.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Delegation headed by Usmankhan Alimov, Chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Muftiy and Jasurbek Akramov, Chairman of the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Cabinet Ministers of Uzbekistan is visiting Namangan region in order to have genuine talks with the ordinary Muslims.
During the meeting which was held in Uchkurgan district all speakers, first of all, praised Allah Almighty for the current blessing days and thanked sincerely the government efforts directed to develop and improve religious-enlightenment sphere initiated by the Honorable President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
In his speech Jasurbek Akramov, Chairman of the Committee for the Religious Affairs underlined the importance of the President Decree “On rational improvement of religious-enlightenment sphere” dated April 16, 2018 which foresees a number practical improvements in the daily life of common muslims. Mr. Akramov also mentioned President’s recent visit to Namangan region where the Head of the State, Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave several instruction including scope and capacity of “Hidoya” Madrasah - specialized secondary Islamic school.
In its turn, Usmankhan Alimov strengthened the aforementioned ideas with Qur’an ayats and hadiths. He noted that every true worshipper should be thankful countless times to The Merciful Allah and support all the positive developments happening in our country with at least sincere prayers.
The delegation’s open talks with ordinary worshippers are continuing.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan