Myanmar is hosting the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) and Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Tourism Ministers’ and Senior Officials’ Meetings at the Sedona Hotel in Yangon from 27 to 29 November. Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism, Dr Thet Thet Khine, attended the 6th ACMECS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held on the morning of 27 November.
The meeting was chaired by Ms Darany
Phommavongsa, Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos, and
attended by ministers and senior officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
During the meeting, the Union
minister highlighted several key initiatives, including the implementation of a
five-country tour to boost tourism in the ACMECS region, following the ACMECS
Summit held in Kunming, China, on 7 November 2024, promoting the use of the
ACMECS Tourism brand in Myanmar and encouraging its adoption by all member
countries, Myanmar’s progress in implementing the ACMECS Tourism Cooperation
Plan 2023-2025, the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for
tourism and related services in Myanmar, the introduction of visas on arrival
for tourists, proposals for inclusion in the press release of the 6th ACMECS
Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, and Myanmar’s approval to chair the 6th ACMECS
Tourism Ministers’ and Senior Officials’ Meeting.
Following the meeting, the Union minister participated in a press conference.
Tourism ministers, senior officials, and representatives from CLMV and ACMECS
member countries visited prominent landmarks, including the Cultural Museum,
Bogyoke Market, Maha Bandoola Park, and the Shwedagon Pagoda.
In the evening, Union Minister Dr
Thet Thet Khine hosted a dinner for the visiting tourism ministers, senior
officials, and representatives.
MNA/TKO
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