The Annual General Assembly of the Union of International Mountain Leaders Associations (UIMLA), comprising 27 member-states and bringing together mountain tourism professionals from around the world, was held in North Macedonia.
The National Association of Mountain Guides of Kazakhstan, following the presentation of tourist opportunities of our country to the Assembly participants, has been accepted as aspirant member of UIMLA, which will allow Kazakhstani mountain guides to adapt the standards of the international level, and to exchange experience and knowledge with partners from other countries. Obtaining such status will give a powerful impulse for the development of ecological and active tourism.
At the UIMLA Assembly, Kazakhstan was presented as a country with a unique natural infrastructure, ideally suited for the mountain tourism development. Special attention was paid to the Almaty Mountain cluster, its safety and high standards of tourism quality.
The delegation included the legendary climber Maksut Zhumaev, who conquered all the 14 Earth’s highest mountains – the 8,000 meters peaks in the world, the President of the Association of Mountain Guides of Kazakhstan Olesya Lavrenova and representatives of the Almaty Tourism Department, El.kz cites MFA.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan Satybaldy Burshakov represented the delegation of Kazakhstan in negotiations with the leadership of the North Macedonia Agency for the Promotion and Support of Tourism where they discussed the issues of simplification of the visa regime and signing of the relevant agreement between the two countries.