Sri Lanka supports ’Riyadh Declaration on Future of Tourism’

Colombo, Nov. 10 (Daily Mirror) - Foriegn Minister Vijitha Herath conveyed Sri Lanka’s strong support for the Riyadh Declaration on the Future of Tourism, adopted at the 26th Session of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly.

During the Minister's intervention, he briefed the Assembly on the importance of tourism and digitalization provided in Sri Lanka’s current economic development agenda. 

The Foriegn Minister highlighted that the declaration’s policy and the strategic as well as implementational dimensions are well aligned with Sri Lanka’s own digitalization and tourism policy orientation.

Sri Lanka looks forward to the timely implementation of the declaration’s key outcomes, including the reports on the use of AI and its impact on tourism, as well as the prospects for a future convention, he said.