Iran elected as board member of UN tourism

Director of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh-Kermani was elected as member of UN World Tourism Organization General Assembly's Board of Directors on Monday. Ahmadzadeh-Kermani was elected during the first day of the 19th General Assembly meeting of the UN World Tourism Organization in Gyeongju, South Korea. He is now heading the Iranian delegation attended the meeting. Iran's membership in the committee on Budget and Finance, the Committee on Sustainable Development of Tourism and the Committee for the Review of Applications for Affiliate Memberships was approved in the 19th General Assembly meeting of the UN World Tourism Organization. Iran was also elected as the deputy chair of the 53rd meeting of the UNWTO's South Asia Commission. The UN touriism organization's South Asia Commission is comprised of 5 experts committee attended by tourism ministers of 9 Asian countries. The UNWTO is also slated to see the 91st meeting of its Executive Council in South Korea, where new memberships and requests by several states for joining 8 experts committee will be put to discussion. 80 tourism ministers and 550 senior executives of the world countries' tourism sector have attended the 19th UNWTO General Assembly. The Executive Council is UNWTO's governing body. It meets twice a year and is ‎composed of members elected by the General Assembly in a ratio of one for every ‎five full members. The 91st and 92nd Sessions of the Executive Council will take place in the Republic of Korea, immediately prior and following the 19th UNWTO General Assembly.