Sultan attends G20 tourism ministers’ meeting in Mexico

May 20, 2012
Sultan attends G20 tourism ministers’ meeting in Mexico
Sultan attends G20 tourism ministers’ meeting in Mexico

Talat Zaki Hafiz



RIYADH — Tourism ministers from G20 nations concluded the fourth G20 Ministers of Tourism Meeting in Mexico Saturday and met with President of Mexico and the current Chairman of G20 Felipe Calderon.

Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), headed the Saudi delegation to the meeting, which included the Saudi Ambassador to Mexico Hussein Al-Asiri and SCTA Vice President Abdullah Al-Juhani.

The ministers handed over a report on the economic importance of the tourism sector on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and world trade to the Mexican President. The report will be discussed in the next G20 summit, which will take place in Mexico from June 18-19. — SG/SPA


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