The proposal of the Islamic Republic to Saudi Arabia to cancel tourist visas
On the sidelines of this event, Maryam Jalali had a separate meeting and discussion with the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Environment of Indonesia, the Deputy Minister of International Tourism of Saudi Arabia, and the Minister of Ecology of Uzbekistan, and discussed strengthening Iran’s relations with these countries in the three fields of cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts. Emphasized. He also had a meeting with Zorab Pololikashvili – Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
The deputy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts talked with the Minister of Ecology of Uzbekistan about strengthening tourism development strategies between the two countries, and the Minister of Ecology of this country invited Zarghami, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, to visit Uzbekistan.
Jalali proposed the formation of a working group to remove tourism obstacles and cancel visas between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a meeting with the International Deputy of the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia.
He said about this meeting: I presented the message of Engineer Seyed Ezzatullah Zarghami – Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts – to the Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia to Sultan Al-Muslim. In this message, the high official of the Saudi Ministry has been invited to visit Iran, and it was decided to make the necessary planning and coordination.
With the aim of increasing the number of tourists in this country, Saudi Arabia has previously implemented a special plan to exempt citizens of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Europe and the United States from electronic visas. Residents of the countries that are members of the “Persian Gulf Cooperation Council” and their first-degree relatives can also apply for an electronic Saudi visa through an online portal. About four years ago, Saudi Arabia announced that it would issue airport visas to the citizens of 49 countries in order to facilitate travel to this country.
While Saudi Arabia has hosted many cultural and sports events, it hosted the World Tourism Day ceremony in Riyadh. This event was held in this city for two days from September 27th to October 5th.
This year’s slogan of the World Tourism Organization for the coming year is tourism in the world of green investment. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has identified investment as one of the key priorities for tourism improvement and future growth and development, and for World Tourism Day 2023, it emphasizes the need for more and more targeted investment for people, planet and well-being, with this Approach that now is the time for new and innovative solutions, not just traditional investments that promote economic growth and productivity.