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Quang Ninh to host APEC dialogue on sustainable tourism

The APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Tourism will be held on June 19 in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh as part of the APEC Year 2017 in Vietnam.
Quang Ninh to host APEC dialogue on sustainable tourism ảnh 1An overview of Ha Long city (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Tourism willbe held on June 19 in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh as part of theAPEC Year 2017 in Vietnam.

DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai revealed this informationat a press conference in Hanoi on June 15.

Theevent is expected to draw 150 delegates from member economies of theAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, tourism companies and expertsfrom international organisations.

DeputyMinister Ai said the dialogue is a following event of the Technical Workshop onSustainable Tourism held during the first APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 1)in February 2017 in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

The dialoguewill offer an opportunity for APEC economies to share experience and discussmeasures to enhance the effective cooperation and integration in the region,especially in the field of sustainable tourism development, the deputy ministeradded.

Thedialogue is an initiative of Vietnam to realise the APEC Strategy forStrengthening Quality Growth, he said, adding that it is also a majorcontribution of APEC to the International Year of Sustainable Tourism forDevelopment set by the United Nations.-VNA

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