Azerbaijan's victory in UNWTO elections, background of Armenia's non-election

Azerbaijan has won the elections to the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), one of the key governing bodies of the organization, which includes 35 member countries.

According to the results of the vote held on June 5, Azerbaijan received 26 votes, Report informs.

Nine countries were competing for five seats allocated to the European region for 2025-2029.

According to available information, the European Union made special efforts to elect its member states to the Executive Council. As a result, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia and France (with 23 votes) were also elected to the Executive Council.

Despite regular attempts to promote Armenia in international structures, in these elections the EU focused on supporting its own member states, without making Armenia a priority.

Relying on its own strength, Armenia received only 11 votes and took the last place among all nine candidates.