
Deputy akim of the Turkestan region Rashid Ayupov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Republic of Kazakhstan and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Liat Vekselman.
The parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of agro-industrial complex and processing of agricultural products, high technologies, as well as the development of tourism in the region.
"We plan to turn Turkestan into a compact, historical and tourist center. We plan to increase the number of tourists to 5 million. If before the pandemic, on average, about 1.5 million guests visited us, then during the pandemic – about 900 thousand. This year, we forecast about 2 million people, " Rashid Ayupov said.
At the same time, during the meeting, the deputy akim of the region acquainted the distinguished guest with the investment opportunities of the Turkestan region and invited Israel entrepreneurs to cooperate.
Press service of the akim of the Turkestan region