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Egypt elected president of the Middle East Regional Committee in the World Tourism Organization
31 May 2021
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Egypt won the presidency of the Middle East Regional Committee of the World Tourism Organization at its next session. This was during the elections held during the 47th meeting of the committee, which is held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

During the meeting, it was agreed that Egypt will host the meeting of the committee in its 48th edition scheduled to be held early 2022.


Dr. Khaled El-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, thanked the members for electing Egypt to chair the regional committee for the Middle East. He added that Egypt will spare no effort in coordinating with all countries in the Middle East to resume tourism as soon as possible among the member countries of the Commission.

 

The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities invited ministers who are members of the committee to Egypt in the 48th meeting of the committee.

 

During his speech at the opening session of the 47th meeting of the Committee, Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, pointed out that his first visit outside Europe after the travel ban was lifted and travel was resumed, was to Egypt last August. He praised Egypt’s efforts to develop the tourism sector. He also praised the precautionary measures and hygiene safety regulations implemented by the Egyptian government to resume tourism.

 

The Secretary-General also praised the World class event organized by Egypt, which is the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade. He expressed his admiration for National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, where the mummies are now displayed.

 

At the end of his speech, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization invited the attendees and the whole world to visit Egypt at the earliest opportunity and enjoy the beauty of its beaches, beautiful landscapes and ancient civilization.

 

It is worth noting that the 47th meeting of the Middle East Regional Committee witnessed an agenda full of important topics, which would work to support the recovery of the tourism sector in the countries of the region and future opportunities and accelerate travel and tourism flow rates to pre-crisis levels resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, and discuss the need to formulate Standardized mechanisms to facilitate tourism and travel.

 

Source: The Official page of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities