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Shafaq News
14-02-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Iraq gains UN tourism leadership role
Shafaq News/ Iraq was elected on Friday, as the deputy chair of the Middle East Committee at the United Nations World Tourism Organization. In its official statement, the country's tourism authority stated that Iraq secured the deputy chairmanship, during the 51st meeting of the committee, an event also attended by the Arab Ministers of Tourism as well as officials from several member states. 'This is a significant achievement for Iraq,' said Nasser Ghanem Murad, head of the Tourism Authority, who led the Iraqi delegation. 'It reflects our growing presence on the regional tourism map and paves the way for stronger partnerships with our neighbors.' The meeting also served as a platform to promote Iraq's tourism potential, as the country aims to attract $7 billion in tourism investments by 2025. The delegation held discussions with officials from several Arab countries to explore opportunities for cooperation and future projects in the tourism sector. During the event, the Iraqi representatives distributed souvenirs to participants, including copies of the booklet "Baghdad: Arab Tourism Capital 2025", as well as carpets decorated with images of historical and archaeological sites, and medals bearing the logo of Baghdad as the Arab capital of culture and tourism. Notably, Iraq is preparing to host several events marking Baghdad's selection as the Arab Tourism Capital in 2025.
Iraqi News
12-02-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq wins the position of Vice President of the Middle East Committee of UNTO
Baghdad - INA Iraq achieved a remarkable achievement today, Wednesday, by winning the position of Vice President of the Middle East Committee of the United Nations Tourism Organization. The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported: "Iraq participated in the fifty-first meeting of the Regional Committee for the Middle East of the United Nations Tourism Organization, in the presence of a number of Arab tourism ministers and tourism sector officials in member states." He added, "Iraq achieved a remarkable achievement by winning the position of Vice President of the Middle East Committee, in a step that reflects the progress witnessed by the Iraqi tourism sector and its growing role at the regional and international levels." He continued, "The Iraqi delegation, headed by Nasser Murad Ghanem, Chairman of the Tourism Authority, and including Jabbar Manloon Al-Gharibawi, Director General of the Department of Tourism Facilities, and Ali Yassin, Director of the International Relations Department, held intensive meetings with their counterparts from Arab countries to enhance joint cooperation in the tourism field, and presented souvenirs to the participants, including copies of the blog "Baghdad, the Capital of Arab Tourism for the year 2025", the Baghdad Tourist Guide, and carpets decorated with pictures of Iraqi historical and archaeological sites, in addition to medals bearing the logo of Baghdad, the Capital of Arab Culture and Tourism." He continued, "This achievement is an important step to enhance Iraq's position on the regional and international tourism map, especially with its preparations to host the events of "Baghdad, the Capital of Arab Tourism for the year 2025", which represents a great opportunity to highlight Iraq's rich cultural and historical heritage."
