Lok Sabha Question No. 2952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: MoU between India and Kyrgyzstan
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE, C. MAHENDRAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2952 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## MoU BETWEEN INDIA AND KYRGYZSTAN

## †2952. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  has  recently  signed  any  MoU/Agreement  with some countries for the promotion of tourism;
- (b) if so, the details of the various MoUs signed with international bodies/countries including South Africa and Kyrgyzstan for the promotion of tourism;
- (c) whether encouragement of Tour Operators/Opinion Makers/Media  and  tourists visits from both countries for promotion of two way tourism are proposed; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b): The signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)/Agreements/Letter  of  Intent  (LoI)  with  various  countries  is an ongoing process and the Ministry of Tourism  has signed Agreements/MoUs in the field of tourism cooperation with Maldives, Qatar,  South  Africa  and  Kyrgyzstan  in  the  year  2016.  Details  of MoUs/Agreements/Letter of Intent (LoI) signed with various countries  for  bilateral  and  multilateral  cooperation  in  the  field  of Tourism may be seen at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): The main objectives of such Agreements/MoUs signed by the Ministry of Tourism include the following:
- i) Exchange of information and data related to tourism.
- ii) Cooperation between tourism stakeholders including hotels & Tour operators.
- iii) Exchange of visits of Tour Operators/Media/Opinion Makers for promotion of two way tourism.
- iv) Exchange programmes for cooperation in Human Resource Development.
- v) Investment in the Tourism and Hospitality sector.
- vi) Exchange  of  experience  in  the areas of  promotion, marketing, destination development and management.
- vii) Participation  in  travel  fairs/exhibitions  in  each  other's county.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2952 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017 REGARDING MoU BETWEEN INDIA AND KYRGYZSTAN.

Agreements/Memorandum  of  Understanding  Signed  with  foreign countries by the Ministry of Tourism

MOUs currently valid

| Sl. No.               | Name of the country with whom MoU/ Agreement/Protocols singed   | Date of signature   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1. Iraq (Protocol)    |                                                                 | 25.10.1986          |
| 2.                    | Portugal (Agreement)                                            | 29.07.1991          |
| 3.                    | Syria (Agreement)                                               | 08.10.1991          |
| 4.                    | Hungary (Agreement)                                             | 16.10.1992          |
| 5. Belarus            | (Agreement)                                                     | 14.05.1993          |
| 6.                    | Israel (Agreement)                                              | 18.05.1993          |
| 7.                    | Singapore (Agreement)                                           | 24.01.1994          |
| 8. Russia             | (Agreement) 30.06.1994                                          |                     |
| 9. Turkey             | (Agreement)                                                     | 31.01.1995          |
| 10.                   | Iran (MoU)                                                      | 18.04.1995          |
| 11. Mexico            | (Agreement)                                                     | 28.03.1996          |
| 12.                   | Seychelles (Agreement)                                          | 03.10.1996          |
| 13.                   | Cyprus (Agreement)                                              | 07.11.1996          |
| 14.                   | Greece (Agreement)                                              | 13.01.1998          |
| 15. Mongolia          | (Agreement)                                                     | 01.12.1998          |
| 16.                   | Morocco (Agreement)                                             | 13.02.1999          |
| 17.                   | Indonesia (MOU)                                                 | 08.02.2000          |
| 18. Italy (Agreement) |                                                                 | 26.06.2000          |
| 19. Tunisia           | (Agreement)                                                     | 08.12.2000          |
| 20. Sri               | Lanka (MOU)                                                     | 23.01.2004          |
| 21.                   | Brazil (Agreement)                                              | 25.01.2004          |
| 22.                   | Serbia (MOU)                                                    | 02.11.2004          |
| 23.                   | Afghanistan (Agreement)                                         | 06.12.2005          |
| 24.                   | Jordan (Agreement)                                              | 01.12.2006          |
| 25.                   | IBSA Tripartite Agreement                                       | 15.10.2008          |
| 26.                   | Spain (MOU)                                                     | 22.04.2009          |
| 27.                   | Poland (Agreement)                                              | 25.04.2009          |
| 28.                   | Malaysia (MOU)                                                  | 27.10.2010          |
| 29.                   | ASEAN (MOU)                                                     | 12.01.2012          |

|   30. | Mauritius (MOU)        | 12.03.2013   |
|-------|------------------------|--------------|
|    31 | Japan (Memorandum)     | 22.01.2014   |
|    32 | Australia MoU          | 18.11.2014   |
|    33 | Nepal (MoU)            | 25.11.2014   |
|    34 | France (LoI)           | 09.04.2015   |
|    35 | China (Agreement)      | 15.05.2015   |
|    36 | Tanzania (MoU)         | 19.06.2015   |
|    37 | Uzbekistan (Agreement) | 06.07.2015   |
|    38 | Turkmenistan (MoU)     | 11.07.2015   |
|    39 | Egypt (MoU)            | 24.08.2015   |
|    40 | U.A.E.                 | 03.09.2015   |
|    41 | Cambodia (MoU)         | 16.09.2015   |
|    42 | Maldives (MoU)         | 10.04.2016   |
|    43 | Qatar (MoU)            | 05.06.2016   |
|    44 | South Africa (MoU)     | 08.07.2016   |
|    45 | Kyrgyzstan (MoU)       | 20.12.2016   |

MoU's Which have expired

|   Sl. No. | Name of the country with whom MoU/ Agreement/Protocols singed   | Date of signature   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Republic of Korea (South) (Agreement)                           | 10.09.1993          |
|         2 | Bulgaria (Agreement)                                            | 26.05.1994          |
|         3 | Romania (Agreement)                                             | 02.06.1994          |
|         4 | Peru (Agreement)                                                | 26.05.1997          |
|         5 | Vietnam (Agreement)                                             | 08.01.2001          |
|         6 | Kazakhstan (Agreement)                                          | 03.06.2002          |
|         7 | Ukraine (Agreement)                                             | 12.08.2003          |
|         8 | Thailand (Agreement)                                            | 09.10.2003          |
|         9 | Tajikistan (Agreement)                                          | 14.11.2003          |
|        10 | Fiji (Agreement)                                                | 10.10.2005          |
|        11 | Philippines (Agreement)                                         | 04.02.2006          |

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