Makhachkala, June 24, 2017. Within the framework of the Beijing International Tourism Expo 2017 held in Beijing on June 20 - 22, an agreement between the Republic of Dagestan and Chinese companies on joint development projects in the sphere of tourism was signed. The document envisages the organization of visits of tourists’ groups from China to Dagestan. The first such group will arrive in the republic in the autumn of 2017. Besides, the representatives of Dagestan agreed on the organization of visits of Chinese students to the republic to study national dances.