Sri Lanka backs Riyadh Tourism Declaration
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath conveyed Sri Lanka's strong support for the Riyadh Declaration on the Future of Tourism, adopted at the 26th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly.During minister's intervention, he briefed the Assembly on the importance of tourism and digitalization provided in Sri Lanka's current economic development agenda. Further, Minister Herath 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.
