Ambassador Salah Al-Haddad: Kuwait Eager to Enhance Tourism Cooperation with El Salvador
Ambassador Salah Al-Haddad affirmed Kuwait's commitment to strengthening tourism cooperation with El Salvador and exchanging expertise
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Kuwait’s Ambassador to Mexico, also concurrently accredited to El Salvador, Salah Al-Haddad, affirmed Kuwait’s commitment to strengthening its relations with El Salvador across various fields, particularly tourism, noting the notable growth in El Salvador’s tourism sector thanks to its efforts in this area.
Speaking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Monday, Ambassador Al-Haddad made the remarks on the occasion of his participation in the celebration of World Tourism Day, organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in El Salvador on Sunday in collaboration with the El Salvador Ministry of Tourism, under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence for Redesigning Tourism.”
He noted that during his participation, he met with El Salvador’s Minister of Tourism, Morina Valdez Fiebig, and they discussed ways to enhance tourism cooperation and exchange expertise between the two countries. He added that she reaffirmed her country’s desire to strengthen cooperation with Kuwait in the tourism sector, including the exchange of expertise and experiences, to contribute to the development of this sector.
Ambassador Al-Haddad also met with UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, where he emphasized Kuwait’s support for the organization’s work and its role in developing the tourism sector, which is one of the key pillars of Kuwait’s Vision 2035.
He stated that he outlined Kuwait’s most prominent efforts in the tourism field, including the launch of the Visit Kuwait digital platform to promote tourism, as well as Kuwait’s hosting last February of the 52nd meeting of the UNWTO Regional Committee for the Middle East and the conference on enhancing tourism through artificial intelligence.
He expressed Kuwait’s appreciation for the initiatives, activities, and partnerships undertaken by the UNWTO Secretary-General with various countries to develop tourism globally, and her focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to achieve a qualitative leap in this sector.
Ambassador Al-Haddad noted that the UNWTO Secretary-General praised Kuwait’s support for the organization’s efforts to develop tourism, highlighting in this regard the efforts of the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs and the Acting Minister of Media and Culture, Omar Al-Omar.
He pointed out that the UNWTO Secretary-General commended the Kuwaiti side’s participation in the organization’s meetings and events, and affirmed the organization’s readiness to cooperate with Kuwait in the tourism sector and enhance partnership in this field.
