Tashkent, June 24 -- The fifth meeting of Turkic council members was convened online on June 23. The Ministers in Charge of Tourism discussed the ways of mitigating the negative effects of the pandemic in close collaboration and coordination between the Member States.

Secretary-General Baghdad Amreyev welcomed the participants and briefed on the outcomes of the Summit of the Presidents of the Turkic Council held on 10 April 2020 and the meetings of the Ministers of Transport, Health, Economy/Trade, Customs and Migration of the Turkic Council which were also held via video-conferences following the Extraordinary Summit.

The Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov informed the members about...