His Excellency Mrs. Fatima bint Jaafar Al -Serafi, Minister of Tourism, met today, Sunday, with His Excellency Mrs. Sheikha Nasser Al -Nuwais, the Secretary -General of the United Nations Tourism Organization.
During the meeting, His Excellency the Minister of Tourism affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s keenness to enhance joint cooperation and unify regional efforts to achieve the consolidation of the position of the Gulf Cooperation Council states as one and integrated tourist destination, which contributes to strengthening the presence of the region on the global map. And achieving competitiveness and sustainability. Noting that cooperation with the United Nations Tourism is an important opportunity to support tourism development efforts.
In turn, the Secretary -General elected by the United Nations Tourism Organization praised the rapid development of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the tourism sector, and its advanced infrastructure and quality services, confirming its aspiration to achieve common goals, and the development of initiatives and projects that enhance the tourism sector regionally and globally, and contributes to achieving the goals of sustainable development.
During the meeting, the ways of joint cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Nations Tourism Organization were discussed, including support for tourist initiatives and projects, enhancing the exchange of experiences, developing training programs and capacity building for Bahraini cadres operating in the sector, as well as reviewing the opportunities available to host major international tourism events in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
