Turkmen citizens are the leaders in the list of business tourists visiting Uzbekistan

April 12, 2024 | 19:56 |4894

In January–February 2024, 16.9 thousand foreign citizens entered Uzbekistan for commercial purposes, among which the largest number is in Turkmenistan – 12 thousand, the online publication Daryo reports, citing data from the Statistics Agency under the President of Uzbekistan.

Next are residents of Tajikistan – 2.9 thousand people; Afghanistan – 582; China – 260 and Turkey – 243. According to the results of last year, out of 70.4 thousand foreign business tourists of Uzbekistan, Turkmen citizens were also in the lead – 46.5 thousand.

“About 300,000 ethnic Uzbeks live in Turkmenistan, and more than 200,000 Turkmen live in Uzbekistan,” the newspaper notes.

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