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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, May 30 /Xinhua/ — Uzbekistan attaches particular importance to strengthening cooperation with China in the field of tourism, said Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China Saidkamol Agzamkhodjaev.
S. Agzamkhodjaev made this statement on Wednesday in Beijing at the presentation of the Strategy “Uzbekistan-2030”, organized jointly by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China and the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CAS).
In December 2024, Uzbekistan and China signed an agreement on a visa-free regime, and the “Year of Tourism of Uzbekistan in China” began.
“As part of the Year of Tourism of Uzbekistan in China, forums and presentations of the tourism potential of Uzbekistan are being held in various cities of the PRC,” said S. Agzamkhodjaev.
On June 1, 2025, the Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on mutual exemption from visa requirements will come into force.
According to the document, citizens of both countries are exempt from visa requirements when entering, leaving or transiting through the territories of the two countries for a period of no more than 30 days for each individual stay and for a total period of no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
“Undoubtedly, this will contribute to the development of the tourism sector and increase the tourist flow,” noted S. Agzamkhodjaev, adding that Uzbekistan intends to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting Uzbekistan annually to one million people.
Currently, China and Uzbekistan airlines operate 58 flights per week on routes linking nine cities in the two countries, including Beijing, Urumqi, Xi’an, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Tashkent, Samarkand and Fergana. -0-