The event was attended by the Ambassador of Singapore to Uzbekistan Zulkifli Baharudin, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Committee for Foreign Trade, the National University, the National Association of Travel Agencies, representatives of academic, cultural, humanitarian, business circles, the mass media of Singapore, and Uzbekistan Airways.

Opening the ceremony, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Singapore Kakhramon Shakirov informed that Singapore became among the first 7 countries, for citizens of which a visa-free regime was introduced in 2018 to enter Uzbekistan by a Decree of the President. This created favorable conditions for activities of travel companies. As a result, in 2018, 1842 Singapore’s citizens visited Uzbekistan, which is 3 times more than the previous year.

Ambassador Zulkifli Baharudin (with residence in Singapore) emphasized that Uzbekistan has significant tourism potential and is an unexplored market for both tourists and businessmen of Singapore. In his opinion, establishment of such a Center will provide additional opportunities for obtaining reliable and complete information about the tourism attractiveness of the country.