Vietnam attends ASEAN+3 Tourism Ministers Meeting

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet attended the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers Meeting in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta city on February 4.
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Jakarta (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegationled by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet attended the22nd ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers Meeting in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta cityon February 4.

The meeting took place within the framework of the ASEANTourism Forum (ATF) 2023 themed “ASEAN: A Journey to Wonderful Destinations.”

Delegates reviewed tourism cooperation outcomes recorded atthe 25th ASEAN-China Summit, the 23rd ASEAN-RoK Summit, the 25th ASEAN-Japan Summit, and the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Summit, held in Cambodiafrom November 11-12, 2022.

They also looked into ASEAN+3 tourism cooperationfollowing the 20th ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers Meeting in 2021.

The participants noted with pleasure the growth bothin the number of international arrivals and tourism revenues in the ASEAN+3countries as compared with 2021.

The tourism sector will further recover in the nexttwo-three years as the countries have continued with COVID-19 vaccinations and paidattention to hygiene and safety of visitors, they said.

The meeting highlighted the support of China, Japan andthe RoK for ASEAN member nations in enhancing capacity for tourism experts, andcreating conditions for the countries to promote their tourism products throughevents and exhibitions last year./.
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