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07/06/2014
Samarkand to host 99th session of UNWTO
Samarkand to host 99th session of UNWTO
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) voted for holding its 99th session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, at its meeting on 6 June 2014, Uzbektourism national holding company said.
The decision was adopted at the 98th session of the Executive Committee of the UNWTO, which was held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on 4-6 June 2014. The selection of venue was made on open voting and all members of the UNWTO Executive Committee voted for Samarkand.
The UNWTO Executive Director Zoltan Samogyi announced that Samarkand will host next session of the Executive Committee during international tourism fair ITB-2014 in Berlin. But the voting was needed to make the decision official.
Uzbektourism said that holding the 99th session of the UNWTO in Uzbekistan, in ancient Samarkand, will be important event for all region.
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