With the convening of a special meeting in November, Greece continues its leading role in the presidency of the European Commission in the World Tourism Organization.
As the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias stated speaking to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, the meeting will take place before the General Assembly of the WTO that will take place on November 30 in Madrid.
The minister met with WTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili at the WTM International Tourism Fair in London. As he said: “Our cooperation with the WTO is a given, we also have the chairmanship of the WTO Commission for Europe and we want to be leaders in tourism, to lead the effort made for a sustainable tourism model and this to be transformed into practices that will be compatible with the rest of the world and will always be applied “, he stressed and added:” The Prime Minister has already made the announcements yesterday, the first steps have been taken in this direction with islands such as Astypalea and Halki, So in the part of the strategy in which we will seek cooperation and understanding with the other countries, I believe that a new sustainable tourism model and a new sustainable tourism product with a reduced environmental footprint must go forward together “.
The important role that Greece has through this position was also mentioned by the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili, who spoke to the Athenian and Macedonian News Agency about the good cooperation he has with the Ministry of Tourism and the opportunity he had to meet. and to meet the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias.
He also described as important the meeting he had with the ministers of the countries, here in London, as he said, “for the first time after the pandemic, with whom we discussed and focused on issues of green tourism development, sustainability and sustainability and private cooperation with the public sector “.
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