Forumul Mondial al Turismului 2020 va avea loc la Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad will be hosting the World Tourism Forum 2020, and over 1,000 foreign visitors will be attending the five-day event, the Dispatch News Birou (DND) a raportat agenția de știri.

In this regard, a meeting was held in Islamabad on Friday between Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and a delegation of Forumul Mondial al Turismului, led by President of the forum’s Executive Board, Bulut Bagci.

Președintele Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari was also present at the meeting.

The Chairman of PTDC informed the participants of the meeting about the initiatives being taken to promote tourism in Pakistan.

It was decided in the meeting that Pakistan would host the World Tourism Forum 2020 which would last for five days.

In his remarks, the prime minister said that the previous governments did not pay attention on tourism; however, the incumbent government is making all out efforts to promote tourism in the country.

The prime minister said that there is great potential in different areas of tourism in the country, which is being exploited.

Imran Khan said that eight new tourism resorts will be developed in eight coastal areas in Balochistan. He said that natural beauty, social values and environmental protection should be ensured for promotion of tourism.