Haque noted, Pakistan boasts a wide range of landmass including valleys and mountains and rich culture and cilivilisation, and that Pakistan as China’s ‘batie’ is receptive to Chinese tourists and can be an attractive destination to global tourists as the country has put in place relevant tourist organisations and committees, favourable policies, visa facilitation, and tourism development and rehabilitation.

“I want to emphasise that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has established a close partnership with WTCF and UNWTO. I propose the possibility of preparing a programme of trilateral cooperation between our organisation for the development of tourism in the context of the pandemic,” noted Vladimir Norov, Secretary-General of SCO. Sponsored by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) and the Beijing Municipal Government and organised by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Summit focuses on the revival of the world’s tourism sector through city cooperation, smart transformation, model innovation and development trends from a global perspective. The Summit was also attended by Pansy Ho, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF), Tojiddin Jurazoda, Chairman of the Committee for Tourism and Development of Tajikistan, David Andre, Mayor of Victoria, Eijiro Yamakita, President and CEO of JTB Corporation, and ambassadors from the Republic of Columbia, Jordan, Kenya, Mozambique, the UAE, Zimbabwe, and Spain, and renowned tourist associations. INP/javed