On April 14, the first passengers of the international bus from Turkestan to Samarkand arrived in Samarkand.
According to the press service of the Akimat of the Turkestan region, the route starts daily at 18:00. Passengers will be transported from the bus station "Altyn Orda" in Turkestan to the bus station "Samarkand" in Samarkand. On the way, stops are provided in Shymkent and in the Uzbek cities of Gulistan and Zyzak. The cost of the trip is four thousand tenge. According to the authorities, the bus service between Turkestan and Samarkand will affect the increase in the flow of tourists coming to the country.
On December 10, 2018, a bus route was launched via Turkestan-Tashkent. Earlier, officials said that buses running between the two countries will be free to cross the border. The first interregional forum on the development of relations between the two countries was held in Shymkent on November 15.
On Sunday, April 14, the President of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, began his two-day state visit to Uzbekistan.
