IBSA Tourism Ministers commit to strengthen cooperation , focus on domestic tourism
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Tourism ministers of IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) have emphasized on strengthening cooperation to overcome the impact of Covid 19 pandemic and resolved to work together to realize the full potential of IBSA countries through cooperation in the tourism sector.
India organized the IBSA Tourism Ministers’ Virtual Meeting to promote tourism cooperation among the member states and reviewed the intra IBSA tourism cooperation on Thursday (Aug.12).
The Minister of Tourism of India, G. Kishan Reddy; the Minister of Tourism of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Gilson Machado Neto and the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, Fish Amos Mahlalela, discussed through video conferencing under India’s IBSA Chairship .
IBSA is a trilateral, developmental initiative between the Governments of India, Federative Republic of Brazil and Republic of South Africa to promote South-South cooperation and exchange.
During virtual meeting, the Ministers emphasized the importance of domestic tourism in reigniting the tourism economy as it can prepare the domestic tourism industry for the arrival of international visitors.
The Ministers also agreed to implement various tourism activities to be implemented by respective member countries.
The significant aspect of the meeting was the adoption of the IBSA Tourism Ministers Joint Statement, an outcome document on cooperation and promotion for speedy recovery of travel and tourism, according to a release issued by Ministry of Tourism of India.
The aim of the IBSA Tripartite Agreement is for strengthening relations between the member countries for economic development and for promoting cooperation in the field of tourism and expansion of tourism relations with a view to understand and appreciate each other’s history, culture and way of life.
14 Aug. 2021
