MoHT UM explores tourism collaboration with Russian Ambassador, participates in Online ASEAN Tourism & Transport Interface Meeting

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine received Russian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Iskander Azizov in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
During the meeting, they cordially discussed the coming programmes after the Familiarization Trip-FAM Trip programme, the formation of working groups consisting of government-private officials to promote the tourism of two countries, tourist exchange programmes, holding of Virtual Tourism Forum with government-private stakeholders, operation of Myanmar-Russia direct flights to destination sites and cooperation to promote tourist destinations and develop tourism sectors of two countries.
At noon, the Union minister joined the Interface Meeting between ASEAN Tourism Ministers and ASEAN Transport Ministers, hosted by Laos, online.
At the meeting, the Union minister highlighted the need to designate the prioritized tourist destinations, and entry and exit in ASEAN regions as per the strategies drafted for the development of tourism and transport sectors of ASEAN regions, promote cooperation in tourism and transport sectors to facilitate the travelling, saying Myanmar approves to establish a special task force between ASEAN Tourism Authority and ASEAN Senior Transport Officials and will keep working together closely for regional tourism development. — MNA/KTZH