The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy (Kyrgyz: Маданият, маалымат, спорт жана жаштар саясаты министрлиги, romanized: Madaniyat, maalymat, sport jana jashtar sayasaty ministrligi), previously known as the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic,[1] is the ministry in charge of preservation and promotion of Kyrgyzstani culture in the republic and abroad.
Moreover there were no ministries or state committees for tourism in the Soviet Union, because tourists to and from non-communist countries were highly restricted and few in numbers.
An example of the department's scope of work include promoting and initiating the moving of local newspapers into electronic format.
The department also actively promotes the republic's UNESCO world heritage sites in addition to establishing a VISA free regime for travellers from over 60 countries, so as to further boost the tourism sector and attract investment.
[5] The department has also joined various organisations like the World Tourism Organization so as learn about sustainability of tourists sites in the republic.