Dear readers, you hold in your hands the very latest issue of our "Discovery Central Asia" magazine. As you see, it has increased in size and I can assure you, the volume of information has increased too. Thank you to my teams who have put in hard work over the summer months.

"Discovery Central Asia" has opened new horizons and its magazine circulation through out the world has taken a considerable leap forward. We have great news for our readership. First of all you will find Discovery Central Asia not only in hotel rooms throughout Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states, but starting with this issue, Tashkent International airport will spread 2000 magazines in the Transit and Business halls. Furthermore we have a new partner, site www.ohwy.com , one of the most popular tourism portals in the USA. By the end of this year "Discovery Central Asia" will go online, with our own website.

I have just come back from the US where I was fortunate to spend one month with OSM in beautiful Oregon. My heartfelt thanks go out to the American Government and the IREX program, who have made my stay in America possible and have allowed me to expand my know-how in the field. We will be able to further improve our services and provide you with a better product.

OSM has become our official distributor in the USA, it means a whole new market has opened for us and we will make good use of the endless opportunities this partnership provides.

Though I am back at my desk in Tashkent, in my heart I have unforgettable impressions, memories of the wonderful people I was privileged to work with, images of the Pacific Ocean, stretching endlessly before my eyes.

We make every effort to give you a wide range of information about Central Asia, about Uzbekistan but also our neighboring countries, to make this area more accessible to you. Our purpose is to make your journey through Central Asia comfortable and interesting and show you the many different aspects that make the region so unique.

We wish you a pleasant journey and delidhtful readind.