Madrid, Spain/Rabat, Morocco, February 10, 2021 - The
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Kingdom of Morocco met to advance
the organization of the 24th UNWTO General Assembly in
October 2021, the first global high-level United Nations event to be
held since the beginning of the pandemic.
Led by the Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, a
delegation from UNWTO has concluded an official visit to Morocco to discuss the
programme, calendar and facilities to be prepared for this statutory meeting
that will focus on Education and Youth, Rural Development and Digital
Innovation.
The Minister of Tourism of Morocco, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, and her team accompanied the delegation during this three-day visit and expressed their commitment to organizing an “historic” General Assembly to showcase the importance of restarting international tourism in a safe and more sustainable way.
The Prime Minister of Morocco, Saadeddine
Othmani and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita welcomed
the UNWTO Secretary-General in Rabat highlighting the importance of the
celebration and the high-level support of the host country. The delegation was
also received by the Governor of Marrakesh-Safi region, Karim
Kassi Lahlou, and other local authorities and representatives of the private
sector of the area that will be strongly involved in the preparations for this
meeting.
Secretary-General Pololikashvili thanked the Prime Minister
and his government for their “hard work” to ensure that the Assembly will be a
success on the back of the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19
pandemic. He said: “Tourism is adapting to the new reality and
we face the future with optimism and with the backing of our
Members.”
The Assembly advance UNWTO’s vision for restarting and
rethinking tourism, including with the introduction of new travel protocols, as
well as other key areas that have been identified as priorities by the Members
for the years ahead.
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