Azerbaijan applies for membership in UNWTO Executive Board

Azerbaijan has applied for membership in the Executive Board of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for 2023-2027, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Nagiyev said at a meeting with UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, held at the organization's headquarters in Madrid.

Nagiyev stressed the importance of the meeting between the Secretary General and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during Pololikashvili's official visit to Azerbaijan in April this year.

Pololikashvili noted the financial assistance provided by Azerbaijan to the Global Youth Tourism Summit, which was held for the first time by UNWTO this year. The secretary general of the organization highly appreciated the activities of Azerbaijani specialists currently working at the UNWTO with the support of the Azerbaijani government.