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India & Kyrgyzstan to Promote Coop. in Tourism & Culture
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New Delhi, February 07, 2008
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kyrgyz Republic, Ednan
Karabaev today called on Minister of Tourism & Culture, Ambika
Soni. During their half-an-hour meeting here, both the leaders
stressed the need to promote further cooperation in tourism
and culture areas.
The visiting dignitary said there is a necessity to promote
tourist traffic from India to Kyrgyzstan. He said India can
offer training to students from his country in tourism and
hospitality sector and both the countries can sign document
for strengthening bilateral cooperation in tourism sector.
On the culture side, Ednan Karabaev sought India’s
cooperation in the field of libraries and setting up of a
Centre of Hindi Studies in the premises of Diplomatic Academy
in Kyrgyzstan. Showing keen interest in the proposed Library
Mission in India and in the work of restoration of cultural
and historical monuments, he proposed that both the countries
may have a joint archaeological expedition either in India or
Kyrgyzstan to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of
archaeology.
He said his country is keen to organize ‘Days of India in
Kyrgyzstan’. He expressed hope that both the countries will
sign a Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) soon.
The Tourism & Culture Minister, Ambika Soni welcoming the
guest said that both the countries have potential to promote
tourism further bilaterally. She said exchange of writers,
authors, academicians, travel writers, tour operators between
the two countries will promote the understanding better
between the people of the two countries. She suggested that
the people of Kyrgyzstan can take advantage of beach tourism,
wellness tourism and shopping festivals in India.
Soni said both the Governments can exchange information on
the ways of increasing tourist traffic. She said Kyrgyzstan
can utilize India’s expertise in the library sector
particularly in building book banks.
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